The apostrophe

[RLD4ISU]

I'm beginning to think how to use an apostrophe is no longer taught in school or a lot of people missed school that day.


A few examples:

"The Yoda's wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!"

And cards addressed to "The Vader's" (The Vader's home? the Vader's kids, the Vader's dog, the Vader's light saber? Or is it addressed to The Vader Is?)

Sign outside a business: "Light saber's for sale" (Do they have 1 light saber for sale? Or does the light saber possess something else for sale?)

Keeping up with the Jones's (with the Jones's what??) - sorry, couldn't think of a Star Wars related example for that one

 

[Cyclonepride]

I just read an article from a major site that used you're in the place of your throughout. Had to be in there about 20 times.

 

[mywayorcyway]

I think there has always been a large number of people who didn't know when to use an apostrophe. The difference is the mistakes are published now. You don't need to know how they work to say them, only to print them.

 

[NWICY]

I just read an article from a major site that used you're in the place of your throughout. Had to be in there about 20 times.

When did boarders ( room renters) replace border (defining line between geographic areas?) That is a common one also

 

[billpickles]

Why are we talking about this all of "the" sudden?

 

[cyclones500]

Don't get me started on writing flaw's. It go's far beyond apostrophe's!

 

[ImJustKCClone]

Why are we talking about this all of "the" sudden?

I don't know...
But we should of been talking about it a long time ago.

 

[ImJustKCClone]

I'm beginning to think how to use an apostrophe is no longer taught in school or a lot of people missed school that day.


A few examples:

"The Yoda's wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!"

And cards addressed to "The Vader's" (The Vader's home? the Vader's kids, the Vader's dog, the Vader's light saber? Or is it addressed to The Vader Is?)

Sign outside a business: "Light saber's for sale" (Do they have 1 light saber for sale? Or does the light saber possess something else for sale?)

Keeping up with the Jones's (with the Jones's what??) - sorry, couldn't think of a Star Wars related example for that one

How about Wedge Antilles?

 

[CY88CE11]

I'm beginning to think how to use an apostrophe is no longer taught in school or a lot of people missed school that day.


A few examples:

"The Yoda's wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!"

And cards addressed to "The Vader's" (The Vader's home? the Vader's kids, the Vader's dog, the Vader's light saber? Or is it addressed to The Vader Is?)

Sign outside a business: "Light saber's for sale" (Do they have 1 light saber for sale? Or does the light saber possess something else for sale?)

Keeping up with the Jones's (with the Jones's what??) - sorry, couldn't think of a Star Wars related example for that one

This is my biggest pet peeve. Several people gave us gifts with an apostrophe in our name for our wedding years ago. Had to throw them all out. I will not be complicit in your awful grammar usage.

 

[mywayorcyway]

Some of these comments make me want to loose my mind.

 

[besserheimerphat]

Schools went to hell and basically stopped teaching for all intensive purposes.

 

[cyclonedave25]

Some of these comments make me want to loose my mind.

I could care less to.

 

[cyclones500]

On the opposite end, omission of apostrophe.

"He works at McDonalds."

"Mens basketball."

 

[2speedy1]

I have to admit I am terrible at typing the apostrophe in. I know it goes there, I am just too lazy to type it most of the time.

Now lets talk about the difference between Loser and Looser, and the fact that so many Losers cant seem to figure that out. I get when people put the wrong there, their or they're in, sometimes your brain just types one, not realizing it, but loser and looser are 2 completely different and different sounding words.

 

[cyclones500]

I'm beginning to think how to use an apostrophe is no longer taught in school or a lot of people missed school that day.


A few examples:

"The Yoda's wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!"

And cards addressed to "The Vader's" (The Vader's home? the Vader's kids, the Vader's dog, the Vader's light saber? Or is it addressed to The Vader Is?)

Sign outside a business: "Light saber's for sale" (Do they have 1 light saber for sale? Or does the light saber possess something else for sale?)

Keeping up with the Jones's (with the Jones's what??) - sorry, couldn't think of a Star Wars related example for that one

Should be addressed: The Vaderses.

 

[Buster28]

It's really not that difficult to differentiate between plural and possessive (and a contraction). But I guess it is for some. <shrug>

 

[RLD4ISU]

How about Wedge Antilles?

I had to look that up.

The Antilles’s

 

[WISCY1895]

Can I say this doesn’t annoy me as much as people who don’t know which form of “to” or “there” to use.

 

[besserheimerphat]

It's really not that difficult to differentiate between plural and possessive (and a contraction). But I guess it is for some. <shrug>

If it's not that hard then ******* spell it right.

 

[exCYtable]

Schools went to hell and basically stopped teaching for all intensive purposes.

Your just gonna have to accept it because kids nowadays aint changing there habit's