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

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

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Hugo a Gogo

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234 months

MrsMiggins

2,820 posts

236 months

Thursday 2nd December 2010
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From my local supermarket.


central

16,744 posts

218 months

Thursday 2nd December 2010
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thread said:
Hangover's and eating

Riknos

4,700 posts

205 months

Thursday 2nd December 2010
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central said:
thread said:
Hangover's and eating
Thanks, I did go back afterwards and make a note that it was a typo wink

central

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218 months

Thursday 2nd December 2010
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thread said:
have defenders been mateing in the bush's

singlecoil

33,849 posts

247 months

Friday 3rd December 2010
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Or888t said:
It's so you can stand in car park's with the back doors open, 'watchin' barrre T.V's innnit.

jamesson

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222 months

Friday 3rd December 2010
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someone said:
In Bed's/Buck's and Hert's

central

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Saturday 4th December 2010
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MK4 Slowride said:
Still, so long as they get to Mc'Donalds on time and out the cold.

singlecoil

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247 months

Sunday 5th December 2010
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Loopyleesa said:
Although I have proved to both companie's I am

jamesson

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222 months

Monday 6th December 2010
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someone said:
Porsches, Lambo's, Bentleys, Ferrari's, Astons
smilefrownsmilefrownsmile

Yes, I know the first apostrophe could stand for the missing 'rghini' but I doubt the author intended it that way.

singlecoil

33,849 posts

247 months

Monday 6th December 2010
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jamesson said:
someone said:
Porsches, Lambo's, Bentleys, Ferrari's, Astons
smilefrownsmilefrownsmile

Yes, I know the first apostrophe could stand for the missing 'rghini' but I doubt the author intended it that way.
Be brave, name the guilty.

LordGrover

33,552 posts

213 months

Monday 6th December 2010
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Second post here: click.

Lois

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253 months

Monday 6th December 2010
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Today:

Extra "alway's" banghead

Not enough "carnt" banghead

marshalla

15,902 posts

202 months

Wednesday 8th December 2010
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carlymart said:
my daughter tonight decided to clean my glass's while i was in the shower, she used boiling water unbeknown to me now i cannot get them smear free. i have tried all my normal glass's cleaners clean warm water proper cleaners vinegar even alcohol (vodka) and nothing will stop lights or anything else looking fuzzy like a some filter leans
any ideas on how to fix them

central

16,744 posts

218 months

Wednesday 8th December 2010
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marshalla said:
carlymart said:
my daughter tonight decided to clean my glass's while i was in the shower, she used boiling water unbeknown to me now i cannot get them smear free. i have tried all my normal glass's cleaners clean warm water proper cleaners vinegar even alcohol (vodka) and nothing will stop lights or anything else looking fuzzy like a some filter leans
any ideas on how to fix them
Great thread.

singlecoil

33,849 posts

247 months

Monday 13th December 2010
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Oldred_V8S said:
no hatred of Volvo's could be called irrational.

daveco

4,141 posts

208 months

Tuesday 14th December 2010
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The battle to use the apostrophe in the correct position continues.

Another one for you.

I am in Natalie Portman's dreams
or
I am in Natalie Portman's dreams'

?

singlecoil

33,849 posts

247 months

Tuesday 14th December 2010
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daveco said:
I am in Natalie Portman's dreams

dibbly dobbler

11,280 posts

198 months

Tuesday 14th December 2010
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First one I'd have thought smile

What would be the purpose of the second apostrophe in the second example ?

daveco

4,141 posts

208 months

Tuesday 14th December 2010
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dibbly dobbler said:
First one I'd have thought smile

What would be the purpose of the second apostrophe in the second example ?
Reference to being in different dreams or multiples dreams or is the plural of the word enough?