Pls remember that 95 of everything that appears online is at least questionable, if not suspect. Matthew ________________________________ From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of MHT Sent: Tuesday, 15 January 2008 8:29 AM To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: atw: Re: in's or ins' or ins My first choice as well - despite the considerable variations that can be (and were) pointed out in any host of sources on the WWW, including "professional" sources. But thank you for your input as well as the kind reminder to get a brain. MHT a.k.a The Scarecrow On 1/14/2008 2:59:41 PM, austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > This is a total n0-brainer. The third list is correct. > > Matthew da Silva > The University of Sydney, NSW, 2006 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - > > > From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:austechwriter- > bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of MHT > Sent: Tuesday, 15 January 2008 6:44 AM > To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: atw: in's or ins' or ins > > > Greeting all, > Which is correct (non-possessive): > > Check-up's > Check-in's > Built-in's > Plug-in's > Drop-in's > Punch-in's > or > Check-ups' > Check-ins' > Built-ins' > Plug-ins' > Drop-ins' > Punch-ins' > or > Check-ups > Check-ins > Built-ins > Plug-ins > Drop-ins > Punch-ins > > Kind Regards, > MHT