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[Vivian]

Apostrophes are flying before every s at the end of a word. I don't understand why English speakers have such a hard time discerning possessives from plurals.

[noodleann]

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@Vivian wrote:

Apostrophes are flying before every s at the end of a word. I don't understand why English speakers have such a hard time discerning possessives from plurals.

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I don't think they're being taught properly. IMO, it's a lot harder to teach grammar than it is to teach cursive, and that's being abandoned.

In addition, auto-correct functions are introducing all kinds of errors that people seem to blithely ignore, even when some of what they've written (or co-authored, since the device is also writing the message) makes no sense at all. I fully embrace the concept of language as ever-evolving, living, and plastic, but when communication takes a back seat to expression--and we're not talking art here--it makes for a depressing read.

[MacDUFF]

@ms traditional   They're quitting!??  What a bunch of loser's!!  

@MsLomo  Can the Grammar and Spelling Protection Society be far behind?

[SandySparkles]

I am neither apostrophe, nor punctuation police. To each his, or her, apostrophe own.😊

~~~All we need is LOVE💖

[ms traditional]

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@MacDUFF wrote:

@ms traditional   They're quitting!??  What a bunch of loser's!!  

@MsLomo  Can the Grammar and Spelling Protection Society be far behind?

@MacDUFF  sad they're throwing in the towel.  but correcting all the mistakes would wear you down since no one apparently is taught contractions, possessives, etc, any more.   it's up to us now!

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[MsLomo]

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@MacDUFF wrote:

@ms traditional   They're quitting!??  What a bunch of loser's!!  

@MsLomo  Can the Grammar and Spelling Protection Society be far behind?

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@MacDUFF  LOL!! I thought of you immediately when I saw this thread! 

[MsLomo]

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@ms traditional wrote:

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naw.  i haven't given up -  yet.!!!  thanks to the excellent teaching of one Miss Dabareiner way back when.

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@ms traditional 

I was taught by the "Sisters Mary" (I could diagram sentences in my sleep), and @MacDUFF was taught by Mrs. Hudson. Hooray to them and to Miss Dabareiner! 

[Hippiified]

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@MsLomo wrote:

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@ms traditional wrote:

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naw.  i haven't given up -  yet.!!!  thanks to the excellent teaching of one Miss Dabareiner way back when.

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@ms traditional 

I was taught by the "Sisters Mary" (I could diagram sentences in my sleep), and @MacDUFF was taught by Mrs. Hudson. Hooray to them and to Miss Dabareiner! 

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@MsLomo 

I also loved diagramming.

[Teddie]

I’ll fully admit there is much I do not know. 

Some years ago my sister gave me a nicely decorated wooden plaque for our new home. It’s a little larger than 3’ x 5” which says: It’s good to be home. 

“It’s” did not have an apostrophe and my sister asked the person who made the plaque if she would please add what she knew I’d notice. 

My sister used to teach high school English, btw. She’s pretty smart. 🙂

[MsLomo]

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@MacDUFF wrote:

@ms traditional   They're quitting!??  What a bunch of loser's!!  

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@MacDUFF 

I am still cracking up over this ("loser's")! You are hilarious!