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A Merry Christma's

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Titus

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... to all apostrophe abusers

Posted 7 months ago #
sillybugger

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Thank's

Posted 7 months ago #
writinginbsl

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just for you, titus

Posted 7 months ago #
Titus

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Thanks, writinginbsl, but there seems no sign of the popularity of the apostrophe diminishing. The illiterate, for some reason, never omit them - on the contrary, they always seem desperately anxious to insert as many superflous ones as they can possibly manage.

Perhaps Santa Clau's keeps sending them further supplies.

Posted 7 months ago #
apepper

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I did see "Happy Xma's" in a Cypriot supermarket in November.

Posted 7 months ago #
Lens Cap

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When you say 'illiterate'for those unable to correctly place an apostrophe, do you also include those that struggle with spelling words correctly?

Posted 7 months ago #
Titus

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I refer to those who go to the trouble of carefully, consistently and deliberately - not accidentally - inserting apostrophes where they do not belong, not to careless typos. As you are well aware.

Posted 7 months ago #
Squudge

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and a Happy New Years'

Posted 7 months ago #
writinginbsl

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stars for squudge. made me larf...

Posted 7 months ago #

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