On the other hand, if you turn the phrase around, which sounds better, "group of user" or "group of users"? BTW, "group" is singular, the classic example of a "group noun". ;-) I think we've beaten this off topic horse enough. Honest people may differ. tickticker wrote: > > ok, here's my 2 cents.... in this context USER is being used as an > adjective.. this is a group. a USER group. a linux USER group. > > users group is like a double negative. but in this case it's a double > plural. > > that's all i got to say 'bout that. > > anthony > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robert N. Eaton" > To: > Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2002 8:35 AM > Subject: Re: Grammar, Was: PLUG Logo Update! > > > On Saturday 29 June 2002 03:38 pm, you wrote: > > > Hmm... Any English professors in the audience? We could do: > > > > > > User > > > Users > > > User's > > > Users' > > > > > > All of these examples can be found in use by other Linux groups on the > > > 'net. We're a group of "Linux users," but we're also a "user group." > So > > > I guess it depends on where you put the emphasis on the phrase. The > Linux > > > group in Portland uses: > > > "Portland Linux Unix Group" which gets rid of the "is it plural or not" > > > problem all together. ;-) > > > ~M > > If you want to get excessively grammatical: > > > > User = noun, sungular > > Users= noun, plural > > User's = noun, singular, possessive > > Users' = noun, plural, possessive > > > > Any of the four could grammatically appear before "Group" . > > > > "User's" implies "only one". Sort of "I am the only Linux user." > > "Users'" implies "many." "I am one of many Linux users." > > "User" and "Users" act as noun adjuncts; that is, nouns acting as > adjectives > > telling "what kind of" group just as in "school house" , "school" tells > "what > > kind of house. > > > > My choice would be "Users" as it implies multiple users, and lacks the > > clutter of the apostrophe, which, in a logo, is really unnecessary. > > > > -- > > Bob Eaton > > > > Curiosity didn't kill the cat: it was lack of information. > > > > -- > > Bob Eaton > > > > Curiosity didn't kill the cat: it was lack of information. > > ________________________________________________ > > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't > post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > ________________________________________________ > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss