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Old 18-07-2013, 23:26
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Quoting somebody else on the internet doesn't make it right...

Maybe you could start by defining what Ps & Qs actually means?

Is it referring to typesetting? Where the miniscule Ps & Qs look very similar...

Or Pints & Quarts...
What does the origin of the phrase have to do with it?

Fact is, it's perfectly acceptable to use apostrophes in the way Gormond described. Sometimes they're absolutely necessary for clarity, like in the example already mentioned involving vowels.
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Old 19-07-2013, 12:41
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Not sure if this has been mentioned already, but it seems it may not have been a genuine charger.

http://www.macrumors.com/2013/07/18/...rized-charger/
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Old 19-07-2013, 22:11
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There is a story going about that a man in China is in a coma after plugging in his charger to charge his iPhone 4. Apparently he got a electric shock from it and it sounds like he was using unauthorised apple charger.
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Old 19-07-2013, 23:41
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My example was perfectly valid, if you want more examples then you can google it. There are loads of articles and discussions about using apostrophes this way.

To quote grammar girl:



In this case writing 4's rather than 4s you are actually making things clearer to the reader of which model you are referring to.

You may of course disagree but that doesn't mean it's incorrect to use an apostrophe in this manner.
You live and learn, I stand corrected. You are indeed right, it seems perfectly legit to use an apostrophe with single alphanumerics.
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Old 19-07-2013, 23:45
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Not sure if this has been mentioned already, but it seems it may not have been a genuine charger.

http://www.macrumors.com/2013/07/18/...rized-charger/
Seeing as this thread seems to have degenerated into a grammatical debate, I note in that article you link one of my pet hates - the use of the word electrocution in the wrong sense. Electrocution means to be killed by electricity, not just to get a shock. The second incident mentioned in that article uses the term electrocution when the person was just injured.
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Old 20-07-2013, 01:25
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well its a good job we use the plugs that came inside the box....................... 2 years ago.

What do people do with there chargers? run them over in the car, put them in the microwave accidentally? clumsy people lol
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Old 20-07-2013, 10:58
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Seeing as this thread seems to have degenerated into a grammatical debate, I note in that article you link one of my pet hates - the use of the word electrocution in the wrong sense. Electrocution means to be killed by electricity, not just to get a shock. The second incident mentioned in that article uses the term electrocution when the person was just injured.
I can't argue with that

You do see this written all the time when in fact they mean electric shock.
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Old 20-07-2013, 13:37
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Not sure if this has been mentioned already, but it seems it may not have been a genuine charger.

http://www.macrumors.com/2013/07/18/...rized-charger/
This doesn't surprise me - I've heard of entire Apple stores in China that are fake!
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Old 13-06-2014, 15:45
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Anyone who got a discount/free charger from Apple to replace dodgy 3rd party ones may be OK
But many non UK ones made to Sept 2012 now need to get a free charger to replace the official charger.

http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/13/a...charger-recall

"The affected chargers bear the model number "A1300" and were circulated across most of Europe, but not in the UK."
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