Talk:all-around

all-'round

“The apostrophe is needed to indicate that the word is a shortening of ‘around,’ not the adjective ‘round.’ An all round man would mean one who is completely curved, of globular construction.” Edward N. Teall, Putting Words to Work 216 (1940). --Backinstadiums (talk) 09:47, 12 August 2021 (UTC)