Apostrophe, Apostrophe

Post by **Heather** » Sun Sep 11, 2011 9:17 pm

No, that would be just wrong, wouldn't it Bobbo?

but then again -

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.
- Confucius

Bob Pacey · Post by **Bob Pacey** » Sun Sep 11, 2011 9:24 pm

I have enough trouble handling my own Heather without taking on others.

The eye's have it don't they ?????

a doorway to the soul.

Robert

Bob Pacey · Post by **Bob Pacey** » Sun Sep 11, 2011 9:32 pm

Nup That's what I meant.

It is the eyes that are the doorways to the soul. If the eyes sparkle, the soul is full of life. If the eyes are hollow, they may be dead in sin. Watch your brother's eyes.

A heart of love has tender eyes. Eyes go right to the heart.

Bob

Post by **Heather** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 10:14 am

I agree Bob. The eyes have it.

Post by **manfredvijars** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 12:56 pm

The Apostrophe Protection Society

Welcome to this, our permanent APS web site
location, at: www.apostrophe.org.uk

Email enquiries: chairman@apostrophe.org.uk

The Apostrophe Protection Society was started in 2001 by John Richards, now its Chairman, with the specific aim of preserving the correct use of this currently much abused punctuation mark in all forms of text written in the English language.
The rules concerning the use of apostrophes in written English are very simple:
1. They are used to denote a missing letter or letters, for example:
I can't instead of I cannot
I don't instead of I do not
it's instead of it is
2. They are used to denote possession, for example:
the dog's bone
the company's logo
Jones's bakery (but Joneses' bakery if owned by more than one Jones)

... but please note that its, which is usually used as a possessive adjective (like our, his etc), does not take an apostrophe:
the dog ate its bone and we ate our dinner
... however, if there are two or more dogs, companies or Joneses in our example, the apostrophe comes after the 's':
the dogs' bones
the companies' logos
Joneses' bakeries
3. Apostrophes are NEVER ever used to denote plurals! Common examples of such abuse (all seen in real life!) are:
Banana's for sale which of course should read Bananas for sale
Menu's printed to order which should read Menus printed to order
MOT's at this garage which should read MOTs at this garage
1000's of bargains here! which should read 1000s of bargains here!
New CD's just in! which should read New CDs just in!
Buy your Xmas tree's here! which should read Buy your Xmas trees here!

Note: Special care must be taken over the use of your and you're as they sound the same but are used quite differently:
your is possessive as in this is your pen
you're is short for you are as in you're coming over to my house
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Post by **Heather** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 3:08 pm

Well, now I've heard everything!

And funnily enough, what is missing in the title below?

Australian Bush Poets Association

Stephen Whiteside · Post by **Stephen Whiteside** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 5:30 pm

Australian Bush Poets 'ssociation!

Post by **Heather** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 6:56 pm

Oh Stephen, honestly! (sigh of exasperation!)

Stephen Whiteside · Post by **Stephen Whiteside** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:02 pm

yuk yuk yuk

Post by **Heather** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:04 pm

ABPA - Australian Bush Poets Association

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