Audience of One

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What about the apostrophe?

‘cello

Comment added at 12:03, May 25, 2005

Sheepie

Do we still call a bus a ‘bus?

Comment added at 21:50, May 25, 2005

wacko

“Chello” happens to be a Dutch internet service provider.

Comment added at 00:00, May 30, 2005

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No, Sheepie, I know, but ‘cello is reasonably common with an apostrophe. This discussion came about in physics the other day actually, when we noticed Mrs Hall had written ‘phone on a sheet we’d been given.

Comment added at 16:26, May 30, 2005

Matthew

There was a time when I frequently visited the Chello ISP homepage…

Yes Jonny, and guess what? There was a transition period where some people called it a ‘phone and others a phone. We’re in the same thing with the cello, I’d guess. I never spell it with an apostrophe and I’m a music student…

Comment added at 20:51, May 30, 2005

Sheepie

I’ve only seen it with an apostrophe in ‘So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish’.

Comment added at 22:49, May 30, 2005

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To be honest I think the fact that you’re a music student is neither here nor there. I play the instrument! I really don’t care whether you use the apostrophe or not. I do sometimes, and sometimes I don’t. I wasn’t being completely serious above.

Comment added at 20:49, May 31, 2005

Matthew

Yes, but as a cellist (or should I say violon-cellist?) you don’t write essays about your instrument. But this is irrelevant anyway.

And please leave your name so other people can see who you are! If you’ve got to choose (in your oh-so-busy life) between the time it takes to write out your name versus your email address, write your name!

Comment added at 10:21, June 1, 2005