An
apostrophe is a punctuation mark that is usually used to show that something belongs to someone or something. It can also be used to show when letters or numbers are missing from a word or to make contractions.
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By Chris Saylor Last week, I talked about formatting dialogue within dialogue, as part of an attempt to address a request about
using apostrophes in fiction.
There are lessons on possessive
apostrophes for singular and plural possession, comparatives and speech layout and punctuation.
That nor» easters are spelled
with apostrophes wedged in them and they get names just like hurricanes.
Have you been constantly making mistakes in spelling of particular words,
putting apostrophe where it is not needed or making grammar errors?
Ditzy Ma and Pa (Connie Ray and Fred Willard) see the writing on the ceiling «Im under the bed,» unaware that a monstrous entity with horrible grammar is taunting them, the kind that terrorizes its victims by ridiculing them with
missing apostrophes.
Last Saturday, the founders of
Apostrophe NYC launched a guerrilla attack on MoMA PS1 in Queens.
Truss fusses about people who insist on
adding apostrophes to plurals (DVD's), who use the wrong possessive for «it» (its»), and who put commas in many, many places where they don't belong.
For companies
like Apostrophe, Bitcoin presents an attractive and efficient solution because it gives a strong advantage in an already competitive market.
According to the opening post of the thread, there are several things going wrong, such
as apostrophes in contractions being replaced with a quotation mark and words being autocorrected into wrongly spelled ones.
Writers, if you are ever looking for a way of expressing dialect
without apostrophes and misspellings, read Feast for Thieves.
It's no wonder that people are confused
about apostrophes, because new uses were introduced in the 1600s and again in the 1700s, and it wasn't until the mid-1800s that people even tried to set down firm rules.
«For years now a secret group has been stealing
apostrophes from their homes and inserting them in the wrong places.»
The project was conceived and produced
by Apostrophe NYC, featuring works by Base 12 — a group of twelve New York City - based emerging and experimental artists working in a quasi-collective, currently in residence at Mana BSMT.
Apostrophes indicate one of two things: Possession or letters missing, as in «Sara's iPad» and «it's» for «it is» (second «i» missing).
The proofreader corrects spelling, punctuation and grammar, such as
misplaced apostrophes, missing full stops, incorrect subject - verb agreements and typos.
And if «they're / their / there» gives you trouble, you can get at least one of the three right by recalling the something - went - missing - so - you - need - an -
apostrophe rule, noted above.
If you had seen the announcement of the Idler Academy's Bad Grammar Awards in Britain, you could have predicted what would turn up: the less / fewer distinction, it's / its, homonym confusions,
errant apostrophes.
The angry attorney (Crite) asserts in his motion that (opposing counsel) Bluebaum's pleadings use
apostrophes so confusingly that the case can't even proceed.
Christian Louboutin is back with even more of what his fans love for Fall 2014 — not only does the collection feature an expansion of Spring 2014 ′ s new
Apostrophe heel, but it also includes the brand's tallest single - sole pump ever at a whopping 130 mm.
He recommends turning to pray even while during the sermon, «making
many apostrophes to God, as Oh Lord, bless my people and teach them this point.»
Katie starts off the year with the Jan. 1 release from
Apostrophe S — an 18 - track album called y3early.
If you're working on improving your scientific writing in English, then minimize your use of
apostrophes if you are unsure, especially with plural items.
The
new apostrophe makes the «lawyer» singular, which seems appropriate — a general legal publication once meant for the whole profession is now another customizable personal media feed.
The keyboard is somewhat squished, netbook - style — keys are short, the right Shift key is small, and the A
through apostrophe span is 7.4 inches versus the 8 inches of full - sized keyboards — but it's definitely typeable, with adequate travel and pretty fair tactile feel.
Press an icon, and it lights up to reveal what Lenovo calls a Halo Keyboard — a diagram of a keyboard layout with touch pad, like a smartphone's on - screen keyboard except big enough for fingers instead of just thumbs (the home row's A through
apostrophe span 7.5 inches compared to a desktop keyboard's eight).
Climb ladders at dead of night with a pot of paint to remove the
redundant apostrophe in «Video's sold here».
I see it happening more with print copies — my Beach Boys book went out with all single - quotes as
apostrophes before I fixed it, and I just got a proof back which was entirely perfect except that the very first letter of the back - cover blurb was missing.
While proofreading clarifies all phrases and points, add in words that you have omitted and change words that you have mistakenly put, erase
unnecessary apostrophes, add in needed.
Abilities spelt incorrectly and with a
rogue apostrophe, then later, Wouldn't without one.
One of them is Crystal Fong, founder of
Apostrophe Copywriters, a Melbourne - based copywriting collective now expanding into Japan.
His
strongest apostrophes of rage, guilt, and frustration occur midway through a narrative interspersed with background stories: tales about his ancestors and their adventures in Europe, his mother's education, the lives of his friends and neighbors, his grandmother's obsession with cleanliness, and his grandfather's eccentricities.