but not plural.
Some of Bob's words get apostrophes, but others don't.
Also, occasionally for colloquial speech, just sayin'.
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but not plural.
Some of Bob's words get apostrophes, but others don't.
Also, occasionally for colloquial speech, just sayin'.
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It's possession.
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A lot if people theses days don’t understand what either mean. I still stumble reading fast over people who don’t know, or are too lazy to know the difference between your and you’re.
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Agreed. Or there, they're, and their.
And don't get me started about the Oxford Comma....
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Not so sure about the Oxford Comma but Their, there and they're, there is always this:Originally Posted by Rob Luter
Agreed. Or there, they're, and their.
And don't get me started about the Oxford Comma....
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Recall the Oxford Comma being taught in grade school without the name. The rules of English were changed and it was removed from curricula by time I was in high school. Just like the double space at the end of sentences when typing.
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U r - is what most type these days.
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I was taught some things incorrectly when I was in Elementary school. For instance, I was taught that a comma always comes before "and" unless it applied to multiples of something. I still have trouble with that one. It was a very small school in a sparsely populated county.
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I thought this was possession
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Tom, what you describe is the Oxford comma, how I was taught, and still correct. As is two spaces after a period.
I agree that apostrophes are misused all the time - its '70s, not 70's - but I think the battle for thats been lost.
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Only if there’s pea soup barf.
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Yup. Oxford comma. Old school, like me.
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There are obvious incorrect use of punctuation but the other reality is that languages and their rules change with time so what the rule 5 decades ago may not be what is considered necessary today. My personal rule is to see whether or not the absence of a comma causes confusion or difficult reading.
One space after a period is the common usage today but 2 is OK if that's your style. Our company's style rule was 2 and word-processing instructors that visited had a bit of an issue with it but the customer is always right.
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- its '70s, not 70's -
umm, should that be it's? . . . . just sayin' . . . .
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One of my gripes about online posting is that most forum software automatically removes the second space after periods even if you put it in.
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It should be easy to see. The crux of the biscuit, is the Apostrophe.
I agree with the abbreviation usage too.
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