Just peevish ranting
Oct. 4th, 2005 10:11 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Please, people, stop with the random apostrophes. Is it just me, or are apostrophes just running more and more rampant - not just in fic, but everywhere? Apostrophes aren't for fun. They serve a practical purpose, though you wouldn't know it. I think they're quickly becoming one of the most abused punctuation marks around.
Poor little apostrophe's. No one seem's to know what to do with them, so they get stuck in some mighty strange pla'ces.
Poor little apostrophe's. No one seem's to know what to do with them, so they get stuck in some mighty strange pla'ces.
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Date: 2005-10-04 10:23 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-10-04 10:30 am (UTC)Blatant misuse of apostrophe:
Any of the 'age' words floating around SG fandom (which I hate anyway, btw), such as arm'age or chest'age. If those horrible words must be used, please leave the poor apopstrophe out of it.
Plurals. Plurals are different than possessives, though I suppose it's possible to have a possessive plural. But it still bugs me when people type elephant's when they mean elephants.
I'm starting to feel better now. I might have a few more rants left in me. ;)
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Date: 2005-10-04 10:26 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-10-04 10:51 am (UTC):)
Comma abuse is less invasive and in your face than apostrophe abuse.
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Date: 2005-10-04 10:53 am (UTC)*stabs at commas*
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Date: 2005-10-04 11:01 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-10-04 11:11 am (UTC)Apostrophes
Date: 2005-10-04 07:55 pm (UTC)