Re: Apostrophes
Brian Eggleston (egglesto@inst.augie.edu)
Fri, 03 Oct 1997 18:07:37 -0500
Robert Schenk wrote:
>
> What is the accepted term: consumer surplus or consumers' surplus? I
> checked Robert Frank's intermediate micro book and found it as consumer
> surplus, but Donald McCloskey's intermediate textbook has it as consumers'
> surplus. Is one of them wrong, or is there no standard on the term?
>
> While on the topic of apostrophes, I found that the accepted term is
> prisoner's dilemma, not prisoners' dilemma. Why not the latter instead of
> the former?
>
> Robert Schenk
> bobs@saintjoe.edu
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In a game w/o collusion--such as the prisoner's dilemma--isn't the
singular really the best description?? It's really not the prisoners'
(i.e. collective) dilemma.
Brian Egglestons' $.02
(I'm plagued with multiple personalities who share a name)