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turnipmonster
10-05-2004, 02:31 PM
I know nothing about sports, so I am curious about something. how come people post threads like "go 'stros!" instead of posting "go astros!". isn't the whole apostrophe thing pointless when it's only one extra letter?

--turnipmonster

daryn
10-05-2004, 02:35 PM
easy. it's not about the letter, it's about the syllable.