ABPA - Australian Bush Poets Association

It must be the day for it. Here's a bit of nonsense!

Love it Heather.

Here we go, a short lesson on the 'postrophe, especially as it relates to bacon hats.
I'm sure you always wondered about that.

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/apostrophe

Love it Heather.

Aaah, shucks. Thanks you two! Tricky little critters those apostrophes.

Heather

hey Heather i think there were two of those apos things that run across the road last night
are they polific breeders Heather

bill the old battler

Yes, Heather, but then you need to make sure your apostrophes are the right way up, and pointing in the right direction!

There is a little trick that Greg North taught me. If you are using the single quotation marks to make your apostrophes (and I'm not sure of any other way), then the first one points to the right, with the fat part at the bottom - which you don't want - and the second points to the left, with the fat part at the top, which you do want. So the trick is to type two, then delete the first! Having said that, it must only be a problem with certain fonts, because I'm not having it here, but I do notice that some of your apostrophes are upside down and back to front, which is an UNFORGIVABLE CRIME!

Aaah, thanks Bill. I think.

The things we were learn here Stephen. Firstly, why would you use anything other than the single quotation mark? Because two does not make an apostrophe.

You are quite right, some are upside down. The computer did it - I used the same key each time. Well there you go, you learn something new every day!

'postrophe who's

It is the font Stephen. I'm not having any problems here. It's probably American!

Heather

Well, yes, I mean, it's the most remarkably pedantic piece of information, but it's actually quite useful!

Do you think anyone would have noticed?

I did but far be it for me to point out others failings !!!!!





Robert