#apostrophes

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Hommage à l'écrivain, journaliste, présentateur tv Bernard Pivot 🌹🖤📚 R.I.P 🎈🕊

Quand Bernard Pivot répondait à son propre questionnaire mythique (et à Dieu)....

👋 Bel après-midi

[amynchan]

guys...

the apostrophe has two jobs. Two.

Job 1) indicate that two words have been mushed together with a sound omission. these are called contractions. can't, won't, and shouldn't fall under this category.

Job 2) indicate that one thing owns another thing. this is the job of -'s (for one owner) or -s' (for multiple owners). The girl's ball (the ball that belongs to the girl). The girls' ball (the ball that belongs to a group of girls instead of just one girl).

the apostrophe does not indicate more than one.

This is a plural, and a plural only needs an -s or -es. Some special words get an internal shift, but you really do not need an apostrophe for plurals. You will confuse your audience.

The disciple's went to the back hills. <<<doesn't make sense. I'm expecting the disciples to own something here. When there's nothing for them to own, it takes me a minute to figure out what the heck you meant by writing this.

The disciple's bunnies went to the back hills. <<<<does make sense. The bunnies that belonged to one disciple went to the back hills. idk why, maybe they went on an adventure. However nonsensical the tale (or tail), the sentence itself makes sense, and I can visualize what's going on in my head.

The disciples went to the back hills. <<<<does make sense. the disciples went to the back hills. Not as fun as bunny adventures, but it makes sense.

Please do not overwork the poor apostrophe and give it more jobs than it currently has. The apostrophe has two (2) big jobs in English: contractions and possession. Let the plurals be free of apostrophes, I beg you.

[goodgrammaritan]

I🦍m so scared about this election. I🦍m trying using gorillas as apostrophes to add levity to my life like that one post suggested. Not sure if it🦍s working.

Join me and let🦍s add some cute chaos to our lives.

[irusanw4]

Starting a collection

If you have more I'd love to see them this is my favorite meme format ever

[theravenpiper]

Apostrophes

What do you think apostrophes in fantasy names are supposed to indicate?

[cjjasp]

Revisiting the Apostrophe #writing

Some questions have been raised in an online writing group about the use and abuse of apostrophes, so I thought this would be a good day to revisit a post from February of 2019. Nothing has changed, and apostrophes remain as useful and confusing for new writers today as they were then. Hopefully, this rant will clear the murky waters of one of the English grammar’s most useful punctuations, the…

[georgelthomas]

Tips for Better Grammar

Tips for Better Grammar #writercommunity #amwriting #writerslife #tips #WritingCommunity #grammar ##writingtips #writingadvice #advice

Hi everyone, I hope you’re all well and that you’re all feeling fulfilled in whatever it is that you’re up to. Today I’m talking about grammar. First off, let’s talk about why we even need grammar. After all, all it ever seems to do is complicate our lives, right? Well, yes and no. Grammar is how we learn about our language. It’s through grammar that we know the names for different types of…

[randomfusilier]

im in a fucking state

realizing im over explaining

and im repeating myself

cause im not even paying attention

to the conversations im having

[littlestpersimmon]

divine umbilical cord shrine

[neck-thats-made-for-bruising]

I have vague knowledge of where to put apostrophes or as my friend calls them - air commas - but I'll be typing and just put apostrophes before any S in any word

[zrllosyn-art]

I put way too much effort into this LMAO but, have a translated version of the clip the official KN8 twitter put up.

It didnt seem like they planned on puttin out an english subs ver so I did it myself

[theimpalatales]

Vote and then click below to find out the answer

Option 1 is correct!

The apostrophe here is a leading apostrophe used to indicate that something has been shortened; in this case, 1990s to '90s.

The second option has the apostrophe in the wrong place. Using an apostrophe like this indicates possession, which is inappropriate for this sentence.

[sedentatus]

It's an oldy but goody

[eliseabram]

4 Tips for Showing the Possessive Form of a Proper Noun

Apostrophe word or phrase in a dictionary One of the things I see in my editing is that many authors are unsure as to how to show the possessive of a proper noun ending in S. Here are some things to remember to clear up this confusion. Tip 1: When you have a name that ends in an S, add an apostrophe to show belonging, but only if the apostrophe S is not pronounced. The ball belongs to…