Apostrophe'''''s, when did the rot set in?

[marshalla]

Magic919 said:

Hold the button until the windows down, reach in.

Magic919 said:

Both windows open. Please feel free to suggest where to put the apostrophe.

"windows are down". Down is not a verb.

[goldblum]

Magic919 said:

Both windows open. Please feel free to suggest where to put the apostrophe.

After the 'w' and before the 's'.


ETA - It doesn't really matter what you meant - it's how the sentence reads.

[marshalla]

goldblum said:

Magic919 said:

Both windows open. Please feel free to suggest where to put the apostrophe.

After the 'w' and before the 's'.

[central]

Voldemort said:

In my first year of Uni we had two Alison's in our hall.

[rolando]

eskidavies said:

Fellow dta's I've been on the wagon,I'm in London for the wk end ,think I've mentioned it,anyway I'm in my room the oh is sleeping waste of time in my eyes,I'm off out in a bit to get some filth,I'm in bay's water ,ii did see a fish shop with a. Bab on the go earlier so I'm gonna get one,and as I'm posting off my new iPad air I treated myself to photos to follow.

[goldblum]

marshalla said:

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[marshalla]

goldblum said:

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Windows was plural in the offender's sentence. He should have said "windows are down", not "window's down".

[goldblum]

marshalla said:

goldblum said:

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Windows was plural in the offender's sentence. He should have said "windows are down", not "window's down".

Unless the person "reaching in" was going to reach in more than one window - which seems unlikely - the sentence should have read:

"Hold the button until the window is down."

[marshalla]

goldblum said:

Unless the person "reaching in" was going to reach in more than one window - which seems unlikely - the sentence should have read:

"Hold the button until the window is down."

Magic919 said:

Both windows open. Please feel free to suggest where to put the apostrophe.

Sounds like more than one window opens to me.

[ATTAK Z]

goldblum said:

Magic919 said:

Hold the button until the windows down, reach in.

As goldblum said, the apostrophe goes between the "w" and the "s" thus forming the grammatically correct sentence "Hold the button (singular) until the window's (singular) down

ETA

I'm sorry, I put two "untils" in the sentence ... My apologies for confusing the issue

Edited by ATTAK Z on Sunday 16th February 18:44

[Magic919]

ATTAK Z said:

As goldblum said, the apostrophe goes between the "w" and the "s" thus forming the grammatically correct sentence "Hold the button (singular) until until the window's (singular) down

Edited by ATTAK Z on Sunday 16th February 16:55

I'm sure the missing word is go. I'd never write until until.

[singlecoil]

marshalla said:

goldblum said:

Unless the person "reaching in" was going to reach in more than one window - which seems unlikely - the sentence should have read:

"Hold the button until the window is down."

Magic919 said:

Both windows open. Please feel free to suggest where to put the apostrophe.

Sounds like more than one window opens to me.

Does to me too.

[ATTAK Z]

Magic919 said:

ATTAK Z said:

As goldblum said, the apostrophe goes between the "w" and the "s" thus forming the grammatically correct sentence "Hold the button (singular) until until the window's (singular) down

Edited by ATTAK Z on Sunday 16th February 16:55

I'm sure the missing word is go. I'd never write until until.

I'm so sorry, I've confused the issue ... I meant to write only one "until" ... original post is now corrected

[rolando]

R1 Indy said:

I recently started a company as an electrician, as well as CCTV installer.

I have been doing surprisingly well in the domestic market, by using my local free paper etc, and have been doing well with rated people.


But i would like to start getting a bit of CCTV and PAT testing work from business's.

I am a bit lost, as to the best way of advertising to business's.

I did a trial of sending a letter for PAT testing to 30 hair dresser's, and got one job out of it.

So does anyone have any advice on marketing to business's?

Cheers

Send a round robin e-mail to your local greengrocers

[Martin_M]

Apparently my local take-away sells Pizza's and Pasta's.

I'm a teacher and the misuse of the apostrophe is something I've tried hard to teach my kids to avoid!

What about where/were and you're/your!!!

[goldblum]

DonkeyApple said:

the same low end monkey's who clog up multi-stories hunting for a lone space

Could go in either.

[tobinen]

humpbackmaniac said:

I'll give them a buzz tomorrow an enquire about the delivery fee's.

[goldblum]

[quote=Who me ?]
Perhaps the time has come for the disabled and the P+C lot to unite against the needy space stealer's.

[/quote]

[goldblum]

Buggerlugz said:

its not big and its not clever,

[tobinen]

Madkat said:

Anyone else noticed, the number plate is just to close to 'Poof' for my liking. Even if the Turbo's do that .