How do you write The Os
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Re: How do you write The Os
With an apostrophe, for two reasons - first, 'os' has all manner of meanings (abbreviation for ordnance survey, operating system, oculus sinister (left eye) etc.), and second because at one stage it was a contraction of 'Orientals'.
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Re: How do you write The Os
Being known officially as ‘Apostrophe Man’, I say Os.
The term originated from the team shirt having a large O to the rear. So plural, as in 11 players, gives Os.
The term originated from the team shirt having a large O to the rear. So plural, as in 11 players, gives Os.
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Re: How do you write The Os
Grammatically O's feels wrong but looks right so that's the one I go for
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Re: How do you write The Os
Os has always seemed right to me, as Os is plural and not possessive (it belongs to O) or conjunction (O is)
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Re: How do you write The Os
The term Originated fromOrient_Man_And_Boy wrote: ↑Mon Aug 16, 2021 8:49 pm Being known officially as ‘Apostrophe Man’, I say Os.
The term originated from the team shirt having a large O to the rear. So plural, as in 11 players, gives Os.
Fans shouting
"Play up the Orient Play up "
At the start of halfs etc.
(Bit like Pompey Chimes )
Which then became play up the O's .
It's in 1 of Mr Kaufmans books .
( he gathered info from news reports of the day)
The O just represented the Orient in the name .