The Lowly Apostrophe

[zazen999]

Speechless; and I can't breathe......

[Comfreyfan]

See, "could of" has been absorbed into the language, at least round here. They have no idea that they should be saying "could have"

I was taught by nuns, my brain goes into melt down if I try and imagine what they would HAVE done to anyone using of instead of have. And as for starting a sentence with and. . .

[lizzylemon]

Keep both.

I love the humble apostrophe and it has many uses. To denote someone talking in books would marked how?

Also, never knew it's name but I'm a regular user of the interrobang - how on earth do ask you a question and express a feeling surprise or outrage or shock or confusion at the same time!? (Without having to put the question into a bucket of context first of course).

Mind you, I'm rubbish at punctuation so wadda I know.

P.S.
Only ditch if people get their they'res and there's correct first

[vikkib]

Anyone on here read 'Eats, Shoots and Leaves' by Lynn Truss?

Oh, yes!

"Talk to the Hand: The Utter Bloody Rudeness of Everyday Life" by Lynn Truss is also fantastic!

I thought "Ollie" had found himself a girlfriend the other day...they were having "McD's chips", He said she was a GOOD friend..Mmmm

Now, I've always interpreted the phrase he/she is a 'good friend' to mean 'not on your life'... maybe I was mistaken!

[bubblewrap]

Milk, one sugar.
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Question mark required ?

[vikkib]

Also, never knew it's name but I'm a regular user of the interrobang - how on earth do ask you a question and express a feeling surprise or outrage or shock or confusion at the same time!?

Surely now the issue becomes is it '?!' or '!?' *

I guess the nterrobang would solve that particular issue.

Only ditch if people get their they'res and there's correct first

Oooooh - now you've started something!



* In the meantime I'm with '?!' making it clear it is a question first and foremost but combined with surprise/excitement/scepticism etc.

[OllieMartin]

Anyways - all this is very interesting.....but back on topic. Ollie - I've seen the photos, and you're a looker - why on earth are you still single again? Are you ridiculously picky or something?

Speechless; and I can't breathe......

I prefer these two quotes together

It's a combination of being uber picky, only working with middle to late aged (so not much to flirt with at work) and also not really being incredibly bothered about it at the moment. I've got more important things to worry about. That said, if love finds me, who am I to turn it away.

[Capsid]

P.S.
Only ditch if people get their they'res and there's correct first

There is no such word as they'res? Or did you mean theirs and there's?

[maytreefrannie]

I thought you might all enjoy this:

What! New has got an agent now!?

[bubblewrap]

There is no such word as they'res? Or did you mean theirs and there's?

Do you mean theirs ----- belonging to them
there's ---- there is.

[Jeanied]

Sorry to butt in again but my biggest annoyance is the constant use of 'bored of' instead of 'bored with'

[bubblewrap]

I thought you might all enjoy this:

Two missing(one either side of the 'n') & one that shouldn't be there.

[lizzylemon]

There is no such word as they'res? Or did you mean theirs and there's?

Gold start for being on the ball

[lizzylemon]

Surely now the issue becomes is it '?!' or '!?' *

I guess the nterrobang would solve that particular issue.

Oooooh - now you've started something!

* In the meantime I'm with '?!' making it clear it is a question first and foremost but combined with surprise/excitement/scepticism etc.

Yes, it appears I have, I haven't I?!

OOOOOOooooow, good point about which came first. I think you're probably right and that's the way which makes most sense. However, I find !? more aesthetically pleasing to the eye (pseudo posh voice and nosh pointed to a 90 degree angle, snigger) darrrrhlink xx

P.S. not shouting me text sizing all gone peculiar like.

[bubblewrap]

Yes, it appears I have, I haven't I?!

OOOOOOooooow, good point about which came first. I think you're probably right and that's the way which makes most sense. However, I find !? more aesthetically pleasing to the eye (pseudo posh voice and nosh pointed to a 90 degree angle, snigger) darrrrhlink xx

P.S. not shouting me text sizing all gone peculiar like.

I've always used !?