Apostrophe crimes
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I didn’t write that! IOS did. Damn autocorrect.
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- Alex Bridgeman
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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?
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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.
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Ernest H. Cockburn
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"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."DRT wrote:The current POTUS is generally excused under the general "he can't help it" rule.
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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 wrote:"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."
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It was, of course, deliberate satire.StuartC wrote: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 wrote:"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."
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Perhaps some random CAPITALIZATION would have made that more bigly Obvious?PhilW wrote: ↑19:50 Fri 28 Dec 2018It was, of course, deliberate satire.StuartC wrote: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 wrote:"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."
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Ernest H. Cockburn
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Embarrasing. Thank you for catching it. Now corrected.
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Evening Standard: Apostrophe society shuts down because 'ignorance and laziness have won'
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Ernest H. Cockburn
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Fussy, I know.
- Alex Bridgeman
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Is this your new career? Driving the family tall truck?
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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.
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I was standing on the pavement, waiting for a bus.Andy Velebil wrote: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.
Indeed, the Wisemanmobile is being sold for scrap.
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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
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
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Perhaps that mistake should be credited to David Pressman as the news organisations you ave linked to are simply quoting what he said?jdaw1 wrote: ↑16:14 Sat 08 Feb 2020 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-sayswhy this country now has one less soldier serving it at the White House
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Ernest H. Cockburn
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It was my intention to ‘credit’ David Pressman. The news sources were cited only because I could not find online a definitive original.
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and/or
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- Warre’s Otima 20 year old Tawny
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Inexcusable. It doesn't even make sense, there's no need for an apostrophe anywhere in that sentence.