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

[triggersbroom]

dibbly_dobbler said:

ajcj said:

I have been threatened with ejection from a pub for defacing their blackboard menu: I was removing the apostrophe from "Pizza's". When I remonstrated with the barman, he said "Oh, pedant's society is it?". To which I replied "no, society of pedants, actually".

Good job I'm large.

Very good.

Here's a bonanza of wrongness for your delictation

Hmm, have you got a phone number or email for Bobs's by any chance?

[Hammerwerfer]

Does he import his Clogs from Holland or are they cheap Chinese knockoffs?

[DickyC]

Do you have any experiance of the cheaper ones?

[Johnnytheboy]

Does anyone ever have a 'moment of clarity' and realise they've been doing grammar wrong in some way for years?

Part of my job involves writing client site location notes, including where to get water(don't ask). For years I was writing 'cleaner's cupboard' then about two years ago realised this implied there was only one cleaner, and that it should be 'cleaners' cupboards'. D'oh! Though to be fair, no-one except me at work cared, as my boss can barely write.

The one thing I do struggle with is apostrophising (?) words that end with 's', as there doesn't appear to be a hard and fast rule. Example the cars owned by the Jones family.

The Jones' cars?
The Jones's cars?

[CommanderJameson]

Johnnytheboy said:

The one thing I do struggle with is apostrophising (?) words that end with 's', as there doesn't appear to be a hard and fast rule. Example the cars owned by the Jones family.

The Jones' cars?
The Jones's cars?

The second one, for me.

[FourWheelDrift]

had ham said:

And (yup, my bad)

"My bad" ? That doesn't even make sense even if it is an Americanism.

Oh and enjoy your break from the forum, learn some manners while you are away.

[Johnnytheboy]

One of my faves is the first Mamas and the Papas album, which has 'Mama's and the Papa's' emblazoned across the cover.

[John D.]

Hammerwerfer said:

Does he import his Clogs from Holland or are they cheap Chinese knockoffs?

[dibbly_dobbler]

Johnnytheboy said:

Does anyone ever have a 'moment of clarity' and realise they've been doing grammar wrong in some way for years?

That would be 'wrongly' while we're at it

Long live the adverb !!

[jamesson]

dibbly_dobbler said:

Johnnytheboy said:

Does anyone ever have a 'moment of clarity' and realise they've been doing grammar wrong in some way for years?

That would be 'wrongly' while we're at it

Long live the adverb !!

I think "incorrectly" sounds much nicer than "wrongly".

[Stubby Pete]

Johnnytheboy said:

The Jones' cars?
The Jones's cars?

Strictly speaking the second one is correct. However, it has become commonly acceptable for the first to be accepted, even when the subject (Jones) is a singular.

[dibbly_dobbler]

Stubby Pete said:

Johnnytheboy said:

The Jones' cars?
The Jones's cars?

Strictly speaking the second one is correct. However, it has become commonly acceptable for the first to be accepted, even when the subject (Jones) is a singular.

I must confess I used to think that this was wrong :



until I had a 'moment of clarity' when Mrs DD told me not to be an arse !

[Johnnytheboy]

dibbly_dobbler said:

Johnnytheboy said:

Does anyone ever have a 'moment of clarity' and realise they've been doing grammar wrong in some way for years?

That would be 'wrongly' while we're at it

Long live the adverb !!

My bad! ... oh... um...

[dibbly_dobbler]

Johnnytheboy said:

dibbly_dobbler said:

Johnnytheboy said:

Does anyone ever have a 'moment of clarity' and realise they've been doing grammar wrong in some way for years?

That would be 'wrongly' while we're at it

Long live the adverb !!

My bad! ... oh... um...

good on you for not taking the hump.

[Vipers]

I have no bloody idea about apostropohies and the rest of the english language proper like, but having survived 63 years on this earth, can't say it bothers me, (was the apostrophe in the right place?)

[Strangely Brown]

Vipers said:

I have no bloody idea about apostropohies and the rest of the english language proper like, but having survived 63 years on this earth, can't say it bothers me, (was the apostrophe in the right place?)

Yes, but you spelt apostrophes incorrectly.

HTH.

[central]

On the "which famous person do you share a birthday with" thread

Devilstreak said:

Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson - From blackeyed pea's

[jamesson]

central said:

On the "which famous person do you share a birthday with" thread

Devilstreak said:

Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson - From blackeyed pea's

That reminds me. I saw an advert on television recently for some music compilation CD and I'm sure it said "Black Eyed Pea's".

[dibbly_dobbler]

jamesson said:

central said:

On the "which famous person do you share a birthday with" thread

Devilstreak said:

Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson - From blackeyed pea's

That reminds me. I saw an advert on television recently for some music compilation CD and I'm sure it said "Black Eyed Pea's".

In this instance I think the apostrophe denotes a contraction of 'peanises' ?

[sublimatica]

central said:

On the "which famous person do you share a birthday with" thread

Devilstreak said:

Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson - From blackeyed pea's

On the 'Found anything good on YouTube' thread:

Devilstreak said:

That must of taken donkeys years..

Is this the same Devilstreak? I think we should be told...