Apostrophe crimes

[jdaw1]

The wines on the night we’re:

[Alex Bridgeman]

I didn’t write that! IOS did. Damn autocorrect.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Remind me, are we allowed to report posts by people who have American English as their first language or is this thread just for the admonishment re-educationof the native English speaker?

[DRT]

Remind me, are we allowed to report posts by people who have American English as their first language or is this thread just for the admonishment re-educationof the native English speaker?

The use of Americanisms should not be reported as they can't help it. Misuse of apostrophes and general grammar crimes should be reported.

The current POTUS is generally excused under the general "he can't help it" rule.

[PhilW]

The current POTUS is generally excused under the general "he can't help it" rule.

"They say I used apostrophys wrong - fake news! Fake news. We have the best apostrophys, they just didnt understand what I said. Fake news, so sad."

[StuartC]

"They say I used apostrophys wrong - fake news! Fake news. We have the best apostrophys, they just didnt understand what I said. Fake news, so sad."

Is it childish to point out there's no "y" in apostrophe/apostrophes; or the missing punctuation in "didn't" when it's clearly a popular representation of a populist representative...?

[PhilW]

"They say I used apostrophys wrong - fake news! Fake news. We have the best apostrophys, they just didnt understand what I said. Fake news, so sad."

Is it childish to point out there's no "y" in apostrophe/apostrophes; or the missing punctuation in "didn't" when it's clearly a popular representation of a populist representative...?

It was, of course, deliberate satire.

[DRT]

"They say I used apostrophys wrong - fake news! Fake news. We have the best apostrophys, they just didnt understand what I said. Fake news, so sad."

Is it childish to point out there's no "y" in apostrophe/apostrophes; or the missing punctuation in "didn't" when it's clearly a popular representation of a populist representative...?

It was, of course, deliberate satire.

Perhaps some random CAPITALIZATION would have made that more bigly Obvious?

[jdaw1]

https://twitter.com/jdaw1/status/1111768924293656576

[jdaw1]

On it's own this is a fruity and flavoursome White Port

[Alex Bridgeman]

On it's own this is a fruity and flavoursome White Port

Embarrasing. Thank you for catching it. Now corrected.

[jdaw1]

Holding Mike to a high standard.

The Monkey is here. He guesses Warre ‘77.

[flash_uk]

Holding Mike to a high standard.

The Monkey is here. He guesses Warre ‘77.

...allowing me to learn that the apostrophe on an iPhone is not where I thought it was!

[DRT]

Evening Standard: Apostrophe society shuts down because 'ignorance and laziness have won'

[jdaw1]

Fussy, I know.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Is this your new career? Driving the family tall truck?

[Andy Velebil]

In fairness, from someone who has had to try to program one of those sign boards on more than one occasion, I can attest they aren't always easy and they don't always allow you to enter things the way you intended. And you shouldn't take pics when you are operating a motor vehicle.

[jdaw1]

In fairness, from someone who has had to try to program one of those sign boards on more than one occasion, I can attest they aren't always easy and they don't always allow you to enter things the way you intended. And you shouldn't take pics when you are operating a motor vehicle.

I was standing on the pavement, waiting for a bus.

Indeed, the Wisemanmobile is being sold for scrap.

[jdaw1]

There is much that could be said about the Trump impeachment. And I realise that this may well be the least of it. Nonetheless:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-51408704
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/07/trump-i ... house.html
https://www.npr.org/2020/02/07/80390441 ... awyer-says

why this country now has one less soldier serving it at the White House

[DRT]

There is much that could be said about the Trump impeachment. And I realise that this may well be the least of it. Nonetheless:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-51408704
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/07/trump-i ... house.html
https://www.npr.org/2020/02/07/80390441 ... awyer-says

why this country now has one less soldier serving it at the White House

Perhaps that mistake should be credited to David Pressman as the news organisations you ave linked to are simply quoting what he said?

[jdaw1]

Perhaps that mistake should be credited to David Pressman as the news organisations you ave linked to are simply quoting what he said?

It was my intention to ‘credit’ David Pressman. The news sources were cited only because I could not find online a definitive original.

[DRT]

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[jdaw1]

It’s not only me.

[PhilW]

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[MigSU]

Inexcusable. It doesn't even make sense, there's no need for an apostrophe anywhere in that sentence.