Okay, now I need to quote my friend Case Book. I'm only going to quote one sentence, though, as it pretty much closes this case. For those wondering, it's the last sentence in 8.2.
Your friend is wise beyond his years. He must be a Rockies fan :D
Mark Dexter
Fri Dec 29, 2006 07:43pm
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Originally Posted by mbyron
You've been slacking. There is no 's' at the end: it's in parentheses, which makes a difference. And, it could refer to a substitute brought in due to disqualification or injury, the exceptional case explicitly stated in the rule.
Wha???
The "s" in parentheses IS at the end; it's a common writing technique. The (s) is used in this case to mean "free thrower or free throwers."
mbyron
Sat Dec 30, 2006 08:07am
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Originally Posted by Mark Dexter
Wha???
The "s" in parentheses IS at the end; it's a common writing technique. The (s) is used in this case to mean "free thrower or free throwers."
Right, and "free thrower or free throwers" is a logical disjunction, not the plural of 'free thrower' in Standard American English.
