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sheikh radlinrol
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grahamb
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 Posted: Mon May 09, 2016 6:46 pm Post subject: Apostrophe catastrophe |
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Its amazing the number of people who cant use apostrophe's correctly nowaday's. It seem's teacher's dont teach kid's how to spell or punctuate any more.  |
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sheikh radlinrol
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| Posted: Mon May 09, 2016 7:44 pm Post subject: Re: Apostrophe catastrophe |
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| grahamb wrote: |
| Its amazing the number of people who cant use apostrophe's correctly nowaday's. It seem's teacher's dont teach kid's how to spell or punctuate any more. |
Thank you, Graham. At least somebody was amused by the Herald headline. Perhaps I should have indicated that it was correct but could have been eye-watering had the apostrophe been in the wrong place. |
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Hod
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Whilst the passive voice is to be avoided, cliches are old hat and its important to use apostrophe's (and adverb's) right, note the following:
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| Private school leavers' ball axed due to drunken pupils |
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| A leaver's ball for the pupils was scheduled to take place in the capital's upmarket Roxburghe Hotel |
Clearly a typo. The Roxburghe's a 3* at best. |
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scot47
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Join me in the World Society For The Abolition of Apostrophe's.
Fees' are moderate.
Reduction's for Pensioners' |
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grahamb
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| Posted: Thu May 12, 2016 2:55 pm Post subject: Abolition of Apostrophe's |
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| Scot47 is clearly a Germanophile! |
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scot47
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| Posted: Thu May 12, 2016 3:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Apostrohobe. |
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sheikh radlinrol
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| Posted: Thu May 12, 2016 8:22 pm Post subject: |
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| scot47 wrote: |
Join me in the World Society For The Abolition of Apostrophe's.
Fees' are moderate.
Reduction's for Pensioners' |
Why? The only reason I can imagine is that it would simplify English for foreigners and lazy natives. Why stop there? Let´s eliminate the 3rd person S and if we say cut/cut/ cut, why not think/think/think/  |
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MI6agent
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"Tesco, Britain's biggest supermarket, is in a class of is own when it comes to apostrophe abuse. You'd think that someone among its half a million employees would know better than to put up saying "Kids toys". It ges worse in the clothing department: a simple "Kids" seems fair enough, but the signs nearby are a scarcely credible "Mens" and "Womens". The meaning may be clear but the sloppiness demonstrated by this insult to the intelligence of its customers makes you wonder what else the company gets wrong. Sell-by dates? Prices?"
http://www.theguardian.com/media/mind-your-language/2013/aug/16/mind-your-language-apostrophe |
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scot47
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Shaky
Apostrophes are BAD. That is why. |
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sheikh radlinrol
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