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

[LMC]

There's a place near me that sells fish and chip's....

And a footnote, I went in and bought 2 portions of said fish and chips, and the girl used her calculator to add up £4.50 + £4.50.....

Is it any wonder ?

[Guybrush]

central said:

Here's a classic -

FFS.

[central]

PH thread said:

What ski's do you use?

[BeerForBreakfast]

You geek's.

[Hammerwerfer]

ShadownINja said:

To find that kind of schoolboy error in a business letter back then would have been quite unique.

Something is either unique, or it is not.

Edited by Hammerwerfer on Friday 20th March 22:20

Edited by Hammerwerfer on Friday 20th March 22:21

[Darkslider]

Hammerwerfer said:

ShadownINja]To find that kind of schoolboy error in a business letter back then would have been [b]quite unique[b said:

.

Something is either unigue, or it is not.

Unigue?

[bill bob]

When did the rot set in?
Probably at about the same time as text speak started to ruin the rest of the English language.

Bill Bob

[Diderot]

Darkslider said:

Hammerwerfer said:

ShadownINja]To find that kind of schoolboy error in a business letter back then would have been [b]quite unique[b said:

.

Something is either unigue, or it is not.

Unigue?

There are no degrees of uniqueness. People who say: 'truly unique' or 'very unique' should be clubbed with baseball bat's

[central]

Diderot said:

Darkslider said:

Hammerwerfer said:

ShadownINja]To find that kind of schoolboy error in a business letter back then would have been [b]quite unique[b said:

.

Something is either unigue, or it is not.

Unigue?

There are no degrees of uniqueness. People who say: 'truly unique' or 'very unique' should be clubbed with baseball bat's

[Hammerwerfer]

Darkslider said:

Hammerwerfer said:

ShadownINja]To find that kind of schoolboy error in a business letter back then would have been [b]quite unique[b said:

.

Something is either unigue, or it is not.

Unigue?

A unique spelling of unique.

[DickyC]

In the High Street yesterday a small shop had two hand written signs in the window announcing a:

CLOSEDING DOWN SALE

This morning I went back with my camera but the shop was empty and the window was bare.

They must have closedinged down already.

[Prometheus]

Diderot said:

Darkslider said:

Hammerwerfer said:

ShadownINja]To find that kind of schoolboy error in a business letter back then would have been [b]quite unique[b said:

.

Something is either unigue, or it is not.

Unigue?

There are no degrees of uniqueness. People who say: 'truly unique' or 'very unique' should be clubbed with baseball bat's

As should those who use the term "New and improved."

[Los Palmas 7]

From our smoking shelter at work:



I see your unnecessary apostrophes and raise you a missing letter.

[Snoggledog]

Text message received from Vodafone yesterday

Vodafone text said:

From Vodafone. Great news, were opening a new store in High St Marlow: 28 Mar. Come and see our great range of handsets, mobile broadband and tariffs.

I called them up and mentioned that there were a couple of problems with the text and the nice lady said "Hmm. Someone has obviously failed to grasp the basics of English."

[central]

Los Palmas 7 said:

From our smoking shelter at work:



I see your unnecessary apostrophes and raise you a missing letter.

Classic!

[Los Palmas 7]

central said:

Los Palmas 7 said:

From our smoking shelter at work:



I see your unnecessary apostrophes and raise you a missing letter.

Classic!

And it's even more ironicer when you realise that I work at the University Of Proper Spellin An Grammar An That, where I am Chief Professor.




Not really, I work for Wickes, delivering kitchens, but it's the principal, isn't it

[posterboy]

What is it with PH and grammar nerds?

[mybrainhurts]

posterboy said:

What is it with PH and grammar nerds?

We like's to see it done rite. Wotch it you moreon your hedding for a slap.

[central]

[Strangely Brown]

Sciroccology said:

whatever you do, never pick someone on PH up on their misuse, as you will be branded a snob/geek/grammar Nazi.

Better to be branded that than an illiterate. Pride in one's language and command of the same should be commended, not ridiculed.