Apostrophe irritation's
Mar 19th 2009, 1:22 am
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Re: Apostrophe irritation's
"Remember," he said, "that closing quotation marks go on the outside of the punctuation, not the inside."
And the bastard who use too many ellipsis ...should be 3 no more... no less
And the bastard who use too many ellipsis ...should be 3 no more... no less
Last edited by Ray; Mar 19th 2009 at 2:17 am.
Mar 19th 2009, 2:11 am
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Mar 19th 2009, 2:15 am
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Mar 19th 2009, 2:24 am
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Mar 19th 2009, 2:24 am
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Mar 19th 2009, 2:32 am
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Mar 19th 2009, 2:35 am
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Re: Apostrophe irritation's
This is a message board not an English class. Why does it matter?
I do know he difference between there and their, and the rest. But to tell the truth, on a message board I don't give a flying **** if I make errors once in a while. I type half asleep and occasionally tipsy. What the heck!
So long as it isn't a mile long run on sentence that I can't read without loosing my place, I'm OK with all the other people who type away and don't bother correcting.
I do know he difference between there and their, and the rest. But to tell the truth, on a message board I don't give a flying **** if I make errors once in a while. I type half asleep and occasionally tipsy. What the heck!
So long as it isn't a mile long run on sentence that I can't read without loosing my place, I'm OK with all the other people who type away and don't bother correcting.
and no it does not matter a flying #### 
Its even sadder still that people get irritated by something so trivial 
Personally I admit, that half the time I don't have a clue about my apostrophe limits or my grammar, and I shall continue to not care
I wonder where this thread topic stems from!
Mar 19th 2009, 8:24 am
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Re: Apostrophe irritation's
and no it does not matter a flying #### Its even sadder still that people get irritated by something so trivial Personally I admit, that half the time I don't have a clue about my apostrophe limits or my grammar, and I shall continue to not care
I wonder where this thread topic stems from!
Mar 19th 2009, 8:54 am
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Re: Apostrophe irritation's
Dito I will 2nd that thanks for the Karma folks
Mar 20th 2009, 3:05 am
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Mar 20th 2009, 8:38 am
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Re: Apostrophe irritation's
This goes back to Lynn Truss' "Eats, Shoots & Leaves".
Or should that be:
Lynn Truss's "Eats, Shoots & Leaves".
Or should that be:
Lynn Truss's "Eats, Shoots & Leaves".
Mar 20th 2009, 8:43 am
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Re: Apostrophe irritation's
Eats, Shites & Leaves: Crap English and How to Use It
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1843170981
