Stop putting apostrophes where they don't belong!

sunglasses_and_ocean_waves
sunglasses_and_ocean_waves Posts: 2,757 Member
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They don't make words plural!!


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  • Carnivor0us
    Carnivor0us Posts: 1,752 Member
    They do in these parts, son.
  • stephen4232
    stephen4232 Posts: 1,583 Member
    are you employed by the grammar police?
  • Chieflrg
    Chieflrg Posts: 9,097 Member
    They's don't's ?'
  • A_nonymous2
    A_nonymous2 Posts: 366 Member
    or not using them at all in contractions.
  • bloominheck
    bloominheck Posts: 869 Member
    Don't tell me what to do's :angry:
  • sullus
    sullus Posts: 2,839 Member
    *Apostrophe's
  • horndave
    horndave Posts: 565
    t'h'e'y' a'r'e' ram'pant on' my' key'board. ''
  • MelsAuntie
    MelsAuntie Posts: 2,833 Member
    They don't make words plural!!


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    This drives me nuts too, but unfortunately, so many people don't consider correct use of the language important, or just don't care if they look illiterate.
  • wild_wild_life
    wild_wild_life Posts: 1,334 Member
    Are you one of those grammar bully's?
  • owlie246
    owlie246 Posts: 4 Member
    Yes! This drives me nuts!
    Worst case I have seen was a sign to direct people out of the station to where the taxi rank and bus stops had moved to, it said "Taxi's & Buse's". And I saw it everyday, twice a day for several months and wanted to correct it each time! :explode:
  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
    O'K. What'ever you s'ay.
  • tonrob38
    tonrob38 Posts: 11 Member
    I wish that's all I had to worry about
  • KinoM
    KinoM Posts: 359 Member
    They do in these part's, son.

    Fixed it for you.
  • Donners185
    Donners185 Posts: 329 Member
    Ha ha ha! This made me smile. :laugh:
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
    whos got time for apostrophes sure apstrophes are grammars friend but im not gonna waste all my time searchin and huntin for apostrophes when I my briiliant thoughts are in full mode its just not something i have time for
  • TT64
    TT64 Posts: 115 Member
    What's are you's talking about? ;0
  • Serah87
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
    'ro'll'ing ey'es' :tongue:
  • Jersey_Devil
    Jersey_Devil Posts: 4,142 Member
    OP was listening to Howard Stern this morning!!!!!!!! :) Bababooey
  • Frood42
    Frood42 Posts: 245 Member
    apostrophes pfft
    you are forgetting those people who cannot construct a sentence using full stops and commas, now that is :explode:

    If you spoke how you type you would die of asphyxiation
  • shellma00
    shellma00 Posts: 1,684 Member
    whos got time for apostrophes sure apstrophes are grammars friend but im not gonna waste all my time searchin and huntin for apostrophes when I my briiliant thoughts are in full mode its just not something i have time for

    YEP!
  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    i d'ont know how to use' apostrophes'

    i dont Know hoW to caPitalizE

    i. dont. know. how! to punctuate?

    i downt no how two speel
  • Lrdoflamancha
    Lrdoflamancha Posts: 1,280 Member
    I wish that's all I had to worry about

    Nope lose and loose are worse....
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
    i pu't th'em w'here i wa'nt.
  • TX_Rhon
    TX_Rhon Posts: 1,549 Member
    or not using them at all in contractions.

    Im guilty of this :ohwell:
  • BrainyBurro
    BrainyBurro Posts: 6,129 Member
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  • Cliffslosinit
    Cliffslosinit Posts: 5,044 Member
    This will be locked...you can't's point out my lack's of education!
  • wild_wild_life
    wild_wild_life Posts: 1,334 Member
    Interesting, looks like a couple of posts have been deleted.

    I had a flash of brilliance so I will say it anyway for anyone who thinks this is petty or insignificant.

    Just as how in person we are judged first by outward appearance, in online communication we are judged by our ability to express ourselves using written words. Poor grasp of or disregard for rules of grammar makes writing more difficult to understand and undermines the writer's credibility. It's like going to the grocery store in your pajamas.

    I think it is generally possible to tell mistakes made by non-native English speakers from people who don't know or bother to take the time to use correct punctuation, etc.

    No, it's not the worst thing in the world, but it does matter IMO.
  • Azdak
    Azdak Posts: 8,281 Member
    Interesting, looks like a couple of posts have been deleted.

    I had a flash of brilliance so I will say it anyway for anyone who thinks this is petty or insignificant.

    Just as how in person we are judged first by outward appearance, in online communication we are judged by our ability to express ourselves using written words. Poor grasp of or disregard for rules of grammar makes writing more difficult to understand and undermines the writer's credibility. It's like going to the grocery store in your pajamas.

    I think it is generally possible to tell mistakes made by non-native English speakers from people who don't know or bother to take the time to use correct punctuation, etc.

    No, it's not the worst thing in the world, but it does matter IMO.

    You have to write the words anyhow--why not do it correctly.
  • SpeSHul_SnoflEHk
    SpeSHul_SnoflEHk Posts: 6,256 Member
    They don't make words plural!!


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    They do when placed in the right spot.

    PLural possessives.

    SIngular - Cat.
    Plural - Cats
    Possessive - cat's
    Plural possessive - Cats'
  • SpeSHul_SnoflEHk
    SpeSHul_SnoflEHk Posts: 6,256 Member
    or not using them at all in contractions.

    I do this when I am using my nook. Too much of a pain in the *kitten* to get to them with the onscreen keyboard.

    I also have issues with typing too fast, and my apostrophes end up in the wrong spots frequently. It's all a funciton of how fast i am typing which ultimately is a function of how much multitasking I am trying to do at the moment.

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