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You can't have too many apostrophe's

Can we talk about this? Is it possible? Or by bringing it up, will I be relegated to that category of individual so many love to hate, the dreadful "grammar n?zi"?

Does it drive anyone else nuts that it seems that more and more adults in this country could evidently not pass a 5th grade English exam?

And is the increasing proliferation of "grocers apostrophes" THE single most annoying element of the above?!
paulfolbrecht
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lloydc
751 posts
 
Use the apostrophe in it's proper place and omit it when its not needed.
acresverde
386 posts
 
We have no choice but to snatch up all of the apostrophes we can now before Harry Pearson gets 'em. As you can readily see by reading his reviews, he purloined the total available supply of commas out there many moons ago.
ejcpa
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Here is an appropriate quote regarding this thread for those grammatically correct audiophiles. "It's easy to see, that the crux of the biscuit is the Apostrophe".

Frank Zappa
mrtennis
3,295 posts
 
hi doug:

do you have any evidence to confirm your assertions ?

are there any articles in psychology journals, to support your position ?

there are many opinions about the causes of behavior but very few facts to confirm the alleged causes.
audiowoman
249 posts
 
Ah Men caring about grammar? Is it any wonder I love audiophiles!

By the way, there are great, quiet entertaining books on grammar by Lynne Truss: "Eats, Shoots and Leaves" being the first one. There is even one detailing the usage of apostrophes.

You know, for when you grow weary of Stereophile and the Absolute Sound!
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