http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2006/04/star-telegram-peoples-abuse-of-apostrophes-is-a-catastrophe.html Links and visuals illustrating an orthographic pet peeve. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:35:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2006/04/star-telegram-peoples-abuse-of-apostrophes-is-a-catastrophe.html#comment-2846 Kirk Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:48:00 +0000 http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2006/04/star-telegram-peoples-abuse-of-apostrophes-is-a-catastrophe.html#comment-2846 "Maybe they were just reporting that their Granny had gone wild? It happens."<br/>No, that's doesn't work either. There is no possession, contraction, or any need for an apostrophe in this statement. It is a misspelling, and should be "Grannies Gone Wild". “Maybe they were just reporting that their Granny had gone wild? It happens.”
No, that’s doesn’t work either. There is no possession, contraction, or any need for an apostrophe in this statement. It is a misspelling, and should be “Grannies Gone Wild”.

]]> http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2006/04/star-telegram-peoples-abuse-of-apostrophes-is-a-catastrophe.html#comment-2416 Anonymous Sat, 22 Sep 2007 17:52:00 +0000 http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2006/04/star-telegram-peoples-abuse-of-apostrophes-is-a-catastrophe.html#comment-2416 Maybe they were just reporting that their Granny had gone wild? It happens. Maybe they were just reporting that their Granny had gone wild? It happens.

]]> http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2006/04/star-telegram-peoples-abuse-of-apostrophes-is-a-catastrophe.html#comment-2223 jon Wed, 27 Dec 2006 21:17:00 +0000 http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2006/04/star-telegram-peoples-abuse-of-apostrophes-is-a-catastrophe.html#comment-2223 I guess it should have been, “Grannys've gone wild,” if they really wanted to use an apostrophe somewhere. I guess it should have been, “Grannys’ve gone wild,” if they really wanted to use an apostrophe somewhere.

]]> http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2006/04/star-telegram-peoples-abuse-of-apostrophes-is-a-catastrophe.html#comment-2199 anaglyph Sun, 30 Apr 2006 09:41:00 +0000 http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2006/04/star-telegram-peoples-abuse-of-apostrophes-is-a-catastrophe.html#comment-2199 When in doubt, well, just chuck in an apostrophe! When in doubt, well, just chuck in an apostrophe!

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