http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2007/12/tacos-in-san-antonio.html Links and visuals illustrating an orthographic pet peeve. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:16:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2007/12/tacos-in-san-antonio.html#comment-2749 katiebohbatie Thu, 10 Jan 2008 01:04:00 +0000 http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2007/12/tacos-in-san-antonio.html#comment-2749 "Are our goal," though? “Are our goal,” though?

]]> http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2007/12/tacos-in-san-antonio.html#comment-2748 katiebohbatie Thu, 10 Jan 2008 01:02:00 +0000 http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2007/12/tacos-in-san-antonio.html#comment-2748 Um, yeah. Proper usage, there. I was actually reading through this to see if this subject would come up. It's okay after numbers or letters or something? As in, B's? Um, yeah. Proper usage, there. I was actually reading through this to see if this subject would come up. It’s okay after numbers or letters or something? As in, B’s?

]]> http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2007/12/tacos-in-san-antonio.html#comment-2720 Anonymous Sat, 29 Dec 2007 16:37:00 +0000 http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2007/12/tacos-in-san-antonio.html#comment-2720 Absolutely correct to use apostrophes after plural numbers. I can't think of a situation (independent of reference) in which "7s" would be correct. There's plenty of apostrophe abuse out there. Make sure you know your stuff before making yourself look dumb as well. Absolutely correct to use apostrophes after plural numbers. I can’t think of a situation (independent of reference) in which “7s” would be correct. There’s plenty of apostrophe abuse out there. Make sure you know your stuff before making yourself look dumb as well.

]]> http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2007/12/tacos-in-san-antonio.html#comment-2714 Anonymous Fri, 21 Dec 2007 20:10:00 +0000 http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2007/12/tacos-in-san-antonio.html#comment-2714 I love the "a $1,000"! I love the “a $1,000″!

]]> http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2007/12/tacos-in-san-antonio.html#comment-2712 Anonymous Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:03:00 +0000 http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2007/12/tacos-in-san-antonio.html#comment-2712 Depending on the reference, it's considered correct to use apostrophes to pluralize numbers mentioned as numbers. (Bedford Handbook, 36d.) Depending on the reference, it’s considered correct to use apostrophes to pluralize numbers mentioned as numbers. (Bedford Handbook, 36d.)

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