apostrophes

August 28, 2007 in apostrophes, grammar, prescription | 1 comment

2007 August « Motivated Grammar 2007

But, while the definition and spelling of such words may be a matter of objective information available in dictionaries (albeit often ignored), the use of capitalisation and apostrophes is not.

Those apostrophes 2006

But, while the definition and spelling of such words may be a matter of objective information available in dictionaries (albeit often ignored), the use of capitalisation and apostrophes is not.

2 posts from January 2006 2006

But, while the definition and spelling of such words may be a matter of objective information available in dictionaries (albeit often ignored), the use of capitalisation and apostrophes is not.

Those apostrophes 2006

(the over use of apostrophes is deliberate, to indicate the abundance of words that will have different meanings to those approaching them from different frames)

Let’s Talk About Sex Baby! (And keep talking and talking and talking…) « Bound, Not Gagged 2009

Because its two uses — contraction and possession — have people so thoroughly confused that they are always putting in apostrophes where they don’t belong, in simple plurals (“cucumber’s for sale”) and family names when they are referred to collectively (“the Smith’s”).

Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » The Apostrophe: Most Vexing Punctuation Mark? 2008

I've been reading Sylvie and Bruno on and off recently (it's a little difficult to take in large doses, despite some very clever ideas), and I noticed that extra apostrophes were apparently in vogue back when Carroll wrote it.

An Apostrophe to the Apostrophe 2008

The “field” which is the first variable, does not have to be in apostrophes.

Search and Replace in WordPress MySQL Database « Lorelle on WordPress 2005

Believe it or not, those small dashes of ink called apostrophes and commas hold a purpose, as do capital letters, periods and semicolons.

Latest News 2009

Other things you don't give a damn about include "apostrophes," I see.

Every Day Should Be Saturday 2010