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Re: [OM] Presidents Day, USA

Subject: Re: [OM] Presidents Day, USA
From: Bill Pearce <billpearce@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2018 19:26:21 -0500 (EST)
I prefer this option. But actually I would like it if English were closer to 
Latin. I have trouble absorbing the changes in a living language. 

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From: "John Hudson" <OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Sent: Monday, February 19, 2018 5:34:30 PM 
Subject: Re: [OM] Presidents Day, USA 



On 2018-02-19 6:00 PM, Mike Gordon via olympus wrote: 
> President's Day is definitely not right though it is unclear about the other 
> options. The official Fed holiday is still Washington's B'day. 
> Iowa doesn't even recognize the day. As there is no official designation one 
> can turn to the grammarians though they don't agree according to the 
> definitive site "Mental Floss." AP Stylebook prefers "Presidents Day," 
> Chicago Style states "Presidents Day" is correct. 

A reading of the two high priests on the issue ............ Strunk and 
White ........seems to indicate that "The day of presidents" might be an 
even better answer ! 

jh 




> 
> Off today, whatever its called, Mike 
> 
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