Have I asked this before? I don't recall.
I have a question for people who use too many apostrophes--what gives? What's up with this explosion in using apostrophes incorrectly? Seriously. I'm not trying to be a douche, but how are people even coming up with this stuff?
An apostrophe should be used for a contraction (can't, doesn't) or a possessive (Joe's bike, the world's demise). It's not used for a plural (house's, shoe's) and certainly not for a verb (make's, eat's).
These rules haven't changed over the course of time, so I'm not sure why they have begun to baffle people.
I ask this b/c I just came across this review of a pair of shoes and ... well, I just don't get it.
I have two job's and always on my feet it work's well if your standing or working best for long periods at a retail job's!!!!
Grammar can be hard, yes--absolutely. And we all make mistakes. But the apostrophe is one of the easier concepts to grasp and I'm dying to know what's confusing about it. Anyone have a theory?
I have a question for people who use too many apostrophes--what gives? What's up with this explosion in using apostrophes incorrectly? Seriously. I'm not trying to be a douche, but how are people even coming up with this stuff?
An apostrophe should be used for a contraction (can't, doesn't) or a possessive (Joe's bike, the world's demise). It's not used for a plural (house's, shoe's) and certainly not for a verb (make's, eat's).
These rules haven't changed over the course of time, so I'm not sure why they have begun to baffle people.
I ask this b/c I just came across this review of a pair of shoes and ... well, I just don't get it.
I have two job's and always on my feet it work's well if your standing or working best for long periods at a retail job's!!!!
Grammar can be hard, yes--absolutely. And we all make mistakes. But the apostrophe is one of the easier concepts to grasp and I'm dying to know what's confusing about it. Anyone have a theory?
