Comments on: How to Use An Apostrophe http://www.neatorama.com/2009/11/04/how-to-use-an-apostrophe/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:21:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Wes http://www.neatorama.com/2009/11/04/how-to-use-an-apostrophe/comment-page-1/#comment-1889008 Wes Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:30:52 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/11/04/how-to-use-an-apostrophe/#comment-1889008 "... while in many other publications the preferred abbrevation is apostrophe-number-s (e.g., '90s). It has nothing to do with its being possessive or not." That bothered me, too. Possession has nothing to do with it. If you spelled it out, it would be "nineties fashion," not "nineties' fashion." “… while in many other publications the preferred abbrevation is apostrophe-number-s (e.g., ’90s). It has nothing to do with its being possessive or not.”

That bothered me, too. Possession has nothing to do with it. If you spelled it out, it would be “nineties fashion,” not “nineties’ fashion.”

]]> By: Alex http://www.neatorama.com/2009/11/04/how-to-use-an-apostrophe/comment-page-1/#comment-1884627 Alex Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:47:02 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/11/04/how-to-use-an-apostrophe/#comment-1884627 Ahahahaha! Great catch, Wile E Coyote! Fixed now. It's <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/6408927/Internet-rules-and-laws-the-top-10-from-Godwin-to-Poe.html" rel="nofollow">Skitt's law</a> in action. Ahahahaha! Great catch, Wile E Coyote! Fixed now. It’s Skitt’s law in action.

]]> By: Wile E Coyote, Super-Genius http://www.neatorama.com/2009/11/04/how-to-use-an-apostrophe/comment-page-1/#comment-1884580 Wile E Coyote, Super-Genius Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:37:49 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/11/04/how-to-use-an-apostrophe/#comment-1884580 Also notice the improper spelling of the word 'preceding' in the last sentence (entry 437 in the Big Book of Unintentional Ironies, '05, Houghton-Mifflin). Also notice the improper spelling of the word ‘preceding’ in the last sentence (entry 437 in the Big Book of Unintentional Ironies, ’05, Houghton-Mifflin).

]]> By: Danb http://www.neatorama.com/2009/11/04/how-to-use-an-apostrophe/comment-page-1/#comment-1884560 Danb Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:13:50 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/11/04/how-to-use-an-apostrophe/#comment-1884560 All you need is Bob the Angry Flower's guide to apostrophes: http://www.angryflower.com/bobsqu.gif All you need is Bob the Angry Flower’s guide to apostrophes:

http://www.angryflower.com/bobsqu.gif

]]> By: Kay http://www.neatorama.com/2009/11/04/how-to-use-an-apostrophe/comment-page-1/#comment-1884535 Kay Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:35:20 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/11/04/how-to-use-an-apostrophe/#comment-1884535 The graphic is wrong about how to use apostrophe with an abbreviation of a year. In the New York Times, the preferred abbreviation is number-apostrophe-s (e.g., 90's), while in many other publications the preferred abbrevation is apostrophe-number-s (e.g., '90s). It has nothing to do with its being possessive or not. Not to mention the fact that the site's example starts a sentence with a numeral, which is wrong. Their "90's fashion was a bit awkward" should be "Nineties fashion was a bit awkward." Cute source code, though. The graphic is wrong about how to use apostrophe with an abbreviation of a year. In the New York Times, the preferred abbreviation is number-apostrophe-s (e.g., 90′s), while in many other publications the preferred abbrevation is apostrophe-number-s (e.g., ’90s). It has nothing to do with its being possessive or not.

Not to mention the fact that the site’s example starts a sentence with a numeral, which is wrong. Their “90′s fashion was a bit awkward” should be “Nineties fashion was a bit awkward.”

Cute source code, though.

]]> By: zavatone http://www.neatorama.com/2009/11/04/how-to-use-an-apostrophe/comment-page-1/#comment-1884476 zavatone Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:40:18 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/11/04/how-to-use-an-apostrophe/#comment-1884476 YAY. YAY.

]]> By: pwscott http://www.neatorama.com/2009/11/04/how-to-use-an-apostrophe/comment-page-1/#comment-1884441 pwscott Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:23:24 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/11/04/how-to-use-an-apostrophe/#comment-1884441 Thanks for the Elementary English lesson this morning. Thanks for the Elementary English lesson this morning.

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