Thorny Topic
Talkback Old school the apostrophe here should be for the possessive but as with many areas of grammar modern useage allows for either of the above to be "correct" or simply don't use the apostrophe at all. Grammar can change rapidly and is often led by...
[April 17, 2007, 11:56]
Again It All Depends Who You Speak To.
Talkback The last advice I was given (from English Professor) was "just don't bother with the apostrophe at all". I suggest a period in purgatory (or BBC4) for those who presuppose their education is the be all and end all of the rules on grammar.
[April 26, 2007, 11:21]
10 Flagrant Grammar Mistakes That Make You Look Stupid
Talkback Possessives and contractions can both be denoted by using apostrophe-s ('s). For the "its / it's" mistake, there is an easy rule of thumb that will help writers to never make this error. One never uses, in written communications, "it's".
[June 6, 2006, 23:49]
10 Flagrant Grammar Mistakes That Make You Look Stupid
Talkback You've created a great list, but I can't believe you omitted one of the most ubiquitous errors plaguing our emails today: the misuse of the apostrophe "s", especially when denoting plurality. Plurality requires no apostrophe; it is neither...
[June 6, 2006, 23:34]
10 Flagrant Grammar Mistakes That Make You Look Stupid
Talkback Sue and I will review the data and make a recommendation.oh.and the use of an apostrophe S! Totally! I can get a bee in my bonnet seeing common mistakes like the ones listed. After reading some of the comments, I feel compelled to respond.
[August 23, 2006, 23:48]
10 Flagrant Grammar Mistakes That Make You Look Stupid
Talkback Using an apostrophe incorrectly. There is another mistake I commonly see even on business signs. One sign proclaims, "We do nail's. Another says, "All video's, 25% off. I thought Apostrophes were used only to show posession, or in contractions.
[June 7, 2006, 19:03]
10 Flagrant Grammar Mistakes That Make You Look Stupid
Talkback You missed the most prevalent mistake: using an apostrophe to indicate the plural of a noun, such as noun's. This one drives me up the wall.
[June 7, 2006, 18:52]
10 Flagrant Grammar Mistakes That Make You Look Stupid
Talkback You forgot the posessive "apostrophe s" misused on plurals, a much more prevalent mistake than "lay" for "lie". If I see someone write "The Simpson's" one more time.
[June 7, 2006, 15:12]
Grocers' Plurals
Talkback Mistakes using the apostrophe in plurals are known as "grocers' plurals". The reason for this is you so often see cards on the stall advertising "tomato's", "potato's" and "leek's".
[April 23, 2007, 9:25]
Here, Here...
Talkback And feel free to stick the apostrophe where you feel fit. And even start your sentences with "And".
[April 17, 2007, 12:10]
