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Originally Posted by allaboutmusic
The answer is: no, you don't use an apostrophe in bananas.
Yes, I know... I'm a pedant. I maintain that it's what separates us from the animals.  |
heh, well, if there's ever a punctuation (or spelling) bowl, i'm pretty sure i won't get drafted.
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If I remember correctly (I wondered about this a while ago and asked a biologist), most fruits soften as they ripen, and this includes the skin, flesh and any stems or leaves attached. This can be due to water loss, conversion of starch to sugar and the breakdown of the rigid walls of the cells.
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ah, cool. makes sense. thanks!