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This thread is definetly not going the way I expected...
Apostrophes running out by 2027? Come on!
Are you after a possessive apostrophe?
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I was after a bit of a larf, but I am now in utter disbelief mode
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I was after a bit of a larf, but I am now in utter disbelief mode
Oh dear!
Do you know the book about the Panda?
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03-08-2018, 03:44 PM
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I have a thing about apostrophes and, for that matter, all punctuation, spelling and grammar!

I sometimes wonder if I'm the only one who does, considering how many times I see their misuse even in places where one would expect the author ought to know better - including the Daily Mail!

I don't know why my interest should be so deep. I barely scraped an 'O' level in English when I left school and I haven't really studied it since then.
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03-08-2018, 04:08 PM
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I'm fussy about punctuation as part of my job is proof-reading and the number of times they're omitted, wrongly used or overused is staggering. It's amazing how many people don't know how to use a semicolon.
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03-08-2018, 04:13 PM
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i'm fussy about punctuation as part of my job is proof-reading and the number of times they're omitted, wrongly used or overused is staggering. It's amazing how many people don't know how to use a semicolon.
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03-08-2018, 04:18 PM
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I'm a bit OCD about them as well. I do sometimes amend public notices with a felt tip if I can be sure nobody is around. I wish I could stop doing it, but it drives me nuts and I find it quite stressful to see them left out or incorrectly used.
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03-08-2018, 05:44 PM
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I'm a bit OCD about them as well. I do sometimes amend public notices with a felt tip if I can be sure nobody is around. I wish I could stop doing it, but it drives me nuts and I find it quite stressful to see them left out or incorrectly used.
That is one of my favourite posts today.
Shhh l sometimes correct the spelling, when I quote posts. No-one has noticed yet.
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03-08-2018, 05:56 PM
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That is one of my favourite posts today.
Shhh l sometimes correct the spelling, when I quote posts. No-one has noticed yet.
Ooh, naughty!

Actually, I have occasionally done that too, but I don't think anyone realised!
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03-08-2018, 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Rehab44 ->
This thread is definetly not going the way I expected...
Apostrophes running out by 2027? Come on!
I have taken some cuttings.
 
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