Apostrophe's arrgh
Watching the tennis. Someone keeps holding up a sign "lets make history"... there aren't too many lets in a match though?
Then I got some spam email:
a) They got the apostrophe usage correct for panties and then failed in the same sentence for pussies (why would their cats get wet if I use a mind control secret anyway?)? Why don't I want to read your spam? It's because of your terrible grammar!
b) Are they trying to insinuate I am ugly?
Then I got some spam email:
Why don't women want you to watch this video? Simple...Because when you use the "mind control" secret...Their panties drop, Their pussy's get wet and they want to bang you. No matter WHAT You Look like. Regular guys world wide (even ugly guys) [snip]
a) They got the apostrophe usage correct for panties and then failed in the same sentence for pussies (why would their cats get wet if I use a mind control secret anyway?)? Why don't I want to read your spam? It's because of your terrible grammar!
b) Are they trying to insinuate I am ugly?
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(Hint: google "grocer's apostrophe". Opinion is divided on whether one should use a lower case "g" or not. It's a verb in this context.)
Or is that part of the joke?
:)
Sebastian Vettel won by 3 runs although he did miss a penalty in the final furlong.
checkmate!!!!!
Shouldn't the thread title read "Apostrophes' arrgh" instead of what it is now? Also, why do people confuse "whose" with "who's"? Why do they ommit apostrophes when they're needed? Why do they confuse "they're" with "there" and "their" if they all have different meanings?
I see these mistakes being made all the time by people who studied a lot more than I did, by people who call themselves doctors, etc.
I don't claim to know it all, but those mistakes are so bad that it's difficult to understand why people still make them, and get upset when someone points it out. I don't get upset when someone corrects me. I thank them and learn from it.
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I first noticed big problems with apostrophes on css and wos. It turns out it is a British problem. There is something wrong with the British education system that systematically turns out a large number of people who don't know how to use apostrophes. If I see consistently misused apostrophes in anything written, nine times out of ten the author is British. It's become a signature of the English, it's that bad.
Close to where I live (ie not England) a shop opened that services cell phones and various small appliances. Painted all over the windows were things like "CD's", "cell's", "vacuum's" etc. I thought could it be this problem is spreading to North America? I walked into the shop to find out and sure enough it was a couple of British expats running the business.
From the comments on this in the past, it seems people who don't know when to use apostrophes don't see it as such a big deal. It's seen as something akin to a spelling error. But it isn't -- to people who know when they should be used, errors practically jab you in the eyes whilst reading. It really stands out. I may miss a "there/their" error while quickly reading but I never miss an apostrophe error.
In fact, if people stopped using apostrophes at all, I think it may be less aggravating.
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Regarding people for whom English is a second language: I think they are taught formal grammar much more than UK kids are, and as a result tend to be better at it. Hmm, that rankles!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muphry%27s_law
Edited... cough, cough...
It's not just grammar either...
Yep, Grampa's equally to blame!
http://www.apostrophecatastrophes.com/
Part of me is silently weeping with rage at this stuff, but there's another, larger part of me which is saying "Your 38 year's old, lifes' too short, who give,s a sh*t?"
In fact there's a couple of hilarious books full of photos showing all kinds of ridiculous mistakes, including apostrophes.