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02/18/2007 12:34:50 PM · #1 |
For the love of God, apostraphe S is only used with the possessive form of nouns (not pronouns) in the English language, or when contracting two words into one. It is NOT used every time you find an S at the end of a word, and certainly NOT with plural words!!
Wrong: "My print's are ready."
Right: "My print's colour is off."
Wrong: "My English has it's bad moments."
Right: "My English has its bad moments."
Wrong: "Mechanic's needed."
Right: "Mechanics' tools needed."
The last wrong example is actually prominently displayed in a huge professionally printed sign beside the highway I have to drive on to work every day, and it drives me nuts. :P |
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02/18/2007 12:43:02 PM · #2 |
Well, I'm with you all the way on that, but your "Its" example is different, in that it's not dealing with plurals, but the possessive-sans-apostrophe... It's the exception to the rule you're discussing. I can't offhand think of another exception, though there probably are some.
R.
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02/18/2007 12:44:09 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Well, I'm with you all the way on that, but your "Its" example is different, in that it's not dealing with plurals, but the possessive-sans-apostrophe... |
Yeah.. "not pronouns".. I had hoped not to be caught but by saying that, but there you go. :) |
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02/18/2007 12:45:19 PM · #4 |
| I'm happy to find that someone can spell "apostrophe" ... |
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02/18/2007 12:47:04 PM · #5 |
Proudly displayed for all the world to see, a beautifully crafted sign in front of their building:
"Michigan Tech Employee's Federal Credit Union"
I was going to refrain from posting the complete name of the institution but the irony of it belonging to a university was too much to pass on. |
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02/18/2007 01:00:30 PM · #6 |
Do Canadians spell "apostrophe" with an "a"?
My two pet peeves (beside the apostrophe one) are "got" and "loose". The license plate for the state of Pennsylvania reads "You've got a friend in Pennsylvania". No, "You've a friend in Pennsylvania." Got is the past tense of "to get".
I'm going to get a shirt.
I got my shirt.
Sadly, the misuse of "got" has become acceptable.
If you misplace something, or can't find it, or don't win the game, you "lose" it. You don't "loose" it. I think this one is primarily a spelling issue, not a misuse issue.
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02/18/2007 01:04:19 PM · #7 |
| <-- Dislike's the looser's as well :( |
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02/18/2007 01:06:25 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by Melethia:
Do Canadians spell "apostrophe" with an "a"?
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No, Canadians spell apostrophe the same way Americans do and not all of us end every sentence with "eh", eh?... :) |
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02/18/2007 01:06:39 PM · #9 |
Proudly display over the Ladies' clothing in Target "Womens".
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02/18/2007 01:35:35 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by Louis:
For the love of God, apostraphe S is only used with the possessive form of nouns (not pronouns) in the English language, or when contracting two words into one. It is NOT used every time you find an S at the end of a word, and certainly NOT with plural words!!
Wrong: "My print's are ready."
Right: "My print's colour is off."
Wrong: "My English has it's bad moments."
Right: "My English has its bad moments."
Wrong: "Mechanic's needed."
Right: "Mechanics' tools needed."
The last wrong example is actually prominently displayed in a huge professionally printed sign beside the highway I have to drive on to work every day, and it drives me nuts. :P |
Oh good for you. Do you feel better now? Gotta love the Grammar police. |
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02/18/2007 01:37:57 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by tooohip:
Oh good for you. Do you feel better now? Gotta love the Grammar police. |
You really probably should have a comma after the "Oh", as in "Oh, good for you." "Gotta love the Grammar police" is indeed spelled correctly throughout with the exception of "gotta", which is not a word. Also, grammar need not be capitalized in this use.
OK, someone correct me - I don't think it's "use" in this instance...
Message edited by author 2007-02-18 13:39:11. |
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02/18/2007 01:38:30 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by tooohip:
Originally posted by Louis:
For the love of God, apostraphe S is only used with the possessive form of nouns (not pronouns) in the English language, or when contracting two words into one. It is NOT used every time you find an S at the end of a word, and certainly NOT with plural words!!
Wrong: "My print's are ready."
Right: "My print's colour is off."
Wrong: "My English has it's bad moments."
Right: "My English has its bad moments."
Wrong: "Mechanic's needed."
Right: "Mechanics' tools needed."
The last wrong example is actually prominently displayed in a huge professionally printed sign beside the highway I have to drive on to work every day, and it drives me nuts. :P |
Oh good for you. Do you feel better now? Gotta love the Grammar police. |
Another product of a lazy, overcrowded public school system are we? |
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02/18/2007 01:47:53 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by Melethia:
Originally posted by tooohip:
Oh good for you. Do you feel better now? Gotta love the Grammar police. |
You really probably should have a comma after the "Oh", as in "Oh, good for you." "Gotta love the Grammar police" is indeed spelled correctly throughout with the exception of "gotta", which is not a word. Also, grammar need not be capitalized in this use.
OK, someone correct me - I don't think it's "use" in this instance... |
I think it should read, "Also, grammar need not be capitalized." You need not qualify that statement. :-)
Message edited by author 2007-02-18 13:54:27.
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02/18/2007 01:50:55 PM · #14 |
Originally posted by tooohip:
Oh good for you. Do you feel better now? Gotta love the Grammar police. |
I wonder why you found that post so offensive? Did it hit a nerve?
I, for one, am happy to read such posts. I might even learn something from them :-)
May I please add something to the list that really should be policed?
My pet hate is :"I would of done that...."
"Would've" stands for "would HAVE", not for "would OF". |
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02/18/2007 01:51:14 PM · #15 |
Originally posted by Melethia:
You really probably should have a comma after the "Oh", as in "Oh, good for you." "Gotta love the Grammar police" is indeed spelled correctly throughout with the exception of "gotta", which is not a word. Also, grammar need not be capitalized in this use.
OK, someone correct me - I don't think it's "use" in this instance... |
LOL! |
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02/18/2007 01:52:33 PM · #16 |
Originally posted by Beetle:
My pet hate is :"I would of done that...."
"Would've" stands for "would HAVE", not for "would OF". |
Gotcha. :-)
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02/18/2007 01:52:48 PM · #17 |
Originally posted by Artyste:
Another product of a lazy, overcrowded public school system are we? |
Do you feel better now too? Eat my shorts punk!
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02/18/2007 01:56:51 PM · #18 |
Originally posted by tooohip:
Do you feel better now too? Eat my shorts punk! |
Now, do you feel better, also? Eat my shorts, punk!
Sorry, couldn't help myself. LOL
Edit: Also works better than too here :-)
Message edited by author 2007-02-18 13:58:27.
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02/18/2007 01:59:31 PM · #19 |
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
Originally posted by tooohip:
Do you feel better now too? Eat my shorts punk! |
Now, do you feel better, also? Eat my shorts, punk!
Sorry, couldn't help myself. LOL
Edit: Also works better than too here :-) |
LOL! Yes I feel much better now. ;-) |
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02/18/2007 02:15:38 PM · #20 |
Dammit, now I'm confused! Should "its" be "it's", or should it be "its"??? Harrumph!
Sheesh - according to the spell-check feature, I've also been misspelling 'harrumph'... and 'misspelling' too! Grrrr - I'm going to get a beer!
(For the record, my pet peeve is the use of additional pronouns, i.e. - "Did you get you some supper" or "I gotta get me some of them new thangs")
Yes, there are people that actually speak that way & it rubs me entirely the wrong way - exspeciale when i gots to coorekt my yungins ever day!
That is all.... |
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02/18/2007 02:22:24 PM · #21 |
Originally posted by rossbilly:
... "I gotta get me some of them new thangs")
Yes, there are people that actually speak that way & it rubs me entirely the wrong way - exspeciale when i gots to coorekt my yungins ever day!
That is all.... |
I believe that would be, "I gotta get me some the them there new thangs." :P
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02/18/2007 02:23:44 PM · #22 |
I gotta get me some of them there beers :-)
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02/18/2007 02:27:59 PM · #23 |
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
I gotta get me some of them there beers :-) |
I concur |
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02/18/2007 02:48:30 PM · #24 |
Originally posted by Melethia:
My two pet peeves (beside the apostrophe one) are "got" and "loose". The license plate for the state of Pennsylvania reads "You've got a friend in Pennsylvania". No, "You've a friend in Pennsylvania." Got is the past tense of "to get".
I'm going to get a shirt.
I got my shirt.
Sadly, the misuse of "got" has become acceptable. |
This license plate, which has not been in use for several years, was based on the song "You've Got a Friend." The creators were well aware that it was not grammatically correct.
Originally posted by Melethia:
If you misplace something, or can't find it, or don't win the game, you "lose" it. You don't "loose" it. I think this one is primarily a spelling issue, not a misuse issue. |
This, I can't stand.
~Terry
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02/18/2007 02:51:35 PM · #25 |
Originally posted by ClubJuggle:
The creators were well aware that it was not grammatically correct.
~Terry |
That's good to know. And yes, it's been awhile since I've seen a PA plate. :-) |
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