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233. I agree with you. However there is some disagreement on this even amongst the experts.

Tue Oct 22, 2013, 03:53 AM

Oct 2013

If you're really interested, check out this discussion.

There seem to be some cases where the apostrophe is necessary for clarity. Otherwise, most agree to leave it out. But a lot of people in the non-expert category seem to think every s needs an apostrophe before it. Then there's the other group--those who never use apostrophes even where they belong!

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A note about words I personally hate so stop using them, alright?? [View all] dorkzilla Oct 2013 OP

Al is God? johnp3907 Oct 2013 #1

Reverand Al? PasadenaTrudy Oct 2013 #144

Baaa dup dup dup.... Baaaa dup dup dup. pangaia Oct 2013 #187

AL-GOD-DAMNED RIGHT? Wounded Bear Oct 2013 #2

Thank you for noticing my intellectual superiority dorkzilla Oct 2013 #8

Technically, it probably should be "al'right" Wounded Bear Oct 2013 #152

I personally take great offense at "alright," Blue_In_AK Oct 2013 #11

Funny, I've only started using "alright" after being told I was unnecessarily wordy. dorkzilla Oct 2013 #13

You know, I still write "okay" instead of OK Blue_In_AK Oct 2013 #44

Yes, me too. I started life out as a legal secretary. dorkzilla Oct 2013 #49

I was a legal secretary/paralegal for 25 years. Blue_In_AK Oct 2013 #67

Funny thing is, "O.K." is the proper form Scootaloo Oct 2013 #102

Tell that to the transcription clerk. Blue_In_AK Oct 2013 #103

Well, the proper dash didn't exist on old typewriters Scootaloo Oct 2013 #107

And since I am an old person Blue_In_AK Oct 2013 #109

It's as easy as falling off a bike--you never forget pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #110

I still do the em dash too -- and I still put two spaces after a period. Nt dorkzilla Oct 2013 #123

Memories...high school office work 1962-1966..business for girls, which of course meant typing libdem4life Oct 2013 #208

For some, it was a little harder to keep up with changes pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #209

OMG ... it's that darn temporary agency. Got to get a new one. LOL libdem4life Oct 2013 #210

When I got a mag card machine, Blue_In_AK Oct 2013 #215

And we did get a bit off the OP, but enjoyed the trip. Workers Unite !!! libdem4life Oct 2013 #216

But since you're old, you should know your former boss was right Ms. Toad Oct 2013 #221

I had a huge argument with a friend of Facebook about this not too long ago. Blue_In_AK Oct 2013 #226

Definitely. Ms. Toad Oct 2013 #227

When I trained, we had Sabin as our authority Samantha Oct 2013 #218

"OK" goes back at least 90 years before that Art_from_Ark Oct 2013 #223

Oh, well, I got the premise right Scootaloo Oct 2013 #229

(...but apparently you have no similar problem with "although".....) lastlib Oct 2013 #62

Laughing out loud. Blue_In_AK Oct 2013 #65

You're prolly right brush Oct 2013 #135

I think it's text speak, Blue_In_AK Oct 2013 #154

Those of us of a certain age...... llmart Oct 2013 #178

Yes, there's a lot of that going around. :) Blue_In_AK Oct 2013 #189

Ironically..... llmart Oct 2013 #190

You laugh, but I distinctly remember during the extremely bad El Nino year of 1997, I think... Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #99

However, it was later discovered that Al Nino was actually a Zorra Oct 2013 #148

I'm kind of down with prostrate gland roguevalley Oct 2013 #199

I literally died laughing at this post... petronius Oct 2013 #3

GhostPetronius? dorkzilla Oct 2013 #46

+1 dchill Oct 2013 #51

... petronius Oct 2013 #54

And Hopefully, someday people will learn not to start sentences with "Hopefully,...." lastlib Oct 2013 #64

It is to be hoped Flying Squirrel Oct 2013 #111

literally? IronLionZion Oct 2013 #138

Here here! Electric Monk Oct 2013 #4

I personally 'dislike' the word 'HATE' Tx4obama Oct 2013 #5

Always P.C. ffr Oct 2013 #12

We don't get French Benefits? ThoughtCriminal Oct 2013 #6

Oooh, does that mean more wine or something? I'll take it! n/t dorkzilla Oct 2013 #19

especially if there's cheeze n' crootons!! 2naSalit Oct 2013 #45

My list contains "hate" and "evil." Agnosticsherbet Oct 2013 #7

Or California del Norte. MineralMan Oct 2013 #160

What about "Should've, would've, could've" instead of TheDebbieDee Oct 2013 #9

Ummm... silverweb Oct 2013 #16

The "have" is where the "ve" part of the contraction comes from....... TheDebbieDee Oct 2013 #47

Right idea, wrong word. silverweb Oct 2013 #75

it's have not of notadmblnd Oct 2013 #27

That's what I said! TheDebbieDee Oct 2013 #36

errr - it is martial law intaglio Oct 2013 #87

Does the Court Marshall get a big shiny star badge? dorkzilla Oct 2013 #124

Arrrrrggghh. Writing "of" because the "'ve" in 've contractions sounds similar to "of" is Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2013 #115

I honestly think the reason for most if these is because people don't read! dorkzilla Oct 2013 #125

That one really bothers me. cui bono Oct 2013 #163

A note about maturity and respect... ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #10

I have no ideal why you are upset. JohnnyLib2 Oct 2013 #14

And there are ffr Oct 2013 #15

Imma get back to ya.... NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #17

Now, look, I know this is a tough thing to deal with. NuclearDem Oct 2013 #18

!!! 2naSalit Oct 2013 #48

I want to fix my rolls too but I can't afford liposuction. dorkzilla Oct 2013 #72

Duzy! BelgianMadCow Oct 2013 #184

All this time I thought it was a hole full of Senators. Lint Head Oct 2013 #20

"Handful of senators don't pass legislation" pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #21

Please translate, if you will, "ou-from-way-from, oufromwayfrom".... NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #22

I get NPR! dorkzilla Oct 2013 #26

Here you go! "Get ou' from way from around them cars. " NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #30

K, imma hit you for that one... dorkzilla Oct 2013 #38

I'm with you. And I need more NPR stream that are saved and available. NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #43

I go see the show at Town Hall every year! dorkzilla Oct 2013 #55

Jealous! NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #58

If he ever plays at a big outdoor venue in finer weather, do try and go dorkzilla Oct 2013 #66

It's a sinking suspicion, not a "sneaking" suspicion. Bucky Oct 2013 #23

I had a neighbor who used to say "stinking suspicion"! n/t dorkzilla Oct 2013 #77

Nuh-uh! Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2013 #116

I want a moritorium on "iconic" Retrograde Oct 2013 #24

YOU CAN'T PUT CHRIST ON A CRACKER BluegrassStateBlues Oct 2013 #25

Ooh, that's going to be my new bumper sticker! dorkzilla Oct 2013 #28

Only one way to find out. Take pictures of reactions. BluegrassStateBlues Oct 2013 #42

But putting Him on a trailer hitch is perfectly kosher pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #29

What.the.$&ck?? dorkzilla Oct 2013 #32

iirc, it's from a fundie demonstration outside Terri Schiavo's hospice pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #53

It was during the Terri Schiavo flapdoodle Warpy Oct 2013 #82

Jesus Christ! NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #33

That ain't no way to tow a Jesus, the fundies won't believe this, SaveAmerica Oct 2013 #246

The fuck? BluegrassStateBlues Oct 2013 #40

Who was your neighbor, Gandpa Munster? RagAss Oct 2013 #52

I see they brought the beer cooler along in case He gets thirsty. NBachers Oct 2013 #93

It was either that or the Mohawk beer hat pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #96

That is just freaking creepy. (nt) Control-Z Oct 2013 #149

But you can turn him into one The Straight Story Oct 2013 #37

No, but he has been on a trailer hitch Warpy Oct 2013 #79

Is cheeses of Nazareth Okay? GeorgeGist Oct 2013 #114

You can eat Christ as crackers IronLionZion Oct 2013 #139

This argument is getting old. Dr. Strange Oct 2013 #31

LOL! Isn't that out in NY Harbor? n/t dorkzilla Oct 2013 #34

That would explain why all the ships come in on Arbor Day! Dr. Strange Oct 2013 #35

HA!!! dorkzilla Oct 2013 #39

Your point is mute. cyberswede Oct 2013 #59

and, the last phrase should read "and it's (the contraction for it is, not the possessive) niyad Oct 2013 #41

Out where I am 2naSalit Oct 2013 #57

my current favourite on that topic is in the floral dept. of my local supermarket: "bosse's day is niyad Oct 2013 #63

In a world where apostrophes are as overused as the word "literally" dorkzilla Oct 2013 #69

gee, I miss out on all the fun. niyad Oct 2013 #71

Companies are too cheap to hire proofreaders! But I say write and complain every time you see Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2013 #117

trust me, it does not help. I have written to authors, called papers, etc., and the attitude has niyad Oct 2013 #137

I hear ya, but if many people complained, i think it would have an impact. But when Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2013 #197

Partly you are running into fewer people than we used to have nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #200

it depresses me some days. reading standard news is bad enough--reading the comments sections niyad Oct 2013 #205

At times I edit blog posts, many a times actually nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #212

You DO realise people will do that just to wind you up, now, right? Spider Jerusalem Oct 2013 #50

Who, us? We wooden do that! pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #56

Wooden shoe? WOODEN SHOE? dorkzilla Oct 2013 #70

Well, a lot of people do like to go against the grain. Arugula Latte Oct 2013 #143

I don't care...I'm just having a laugh... dorkzilla Oct 2013 #60

Cali vs California? NuclearDem Oct 2013 #92

Nah. She could take them. Squinch Oct 2013 #121

What's with the fancy British spelling of "realize"?! Arugula Latte Oct 2013 #142

You should of mentioned "mute point." But I could care less. klook Oct 2013 #61

Bwah... Blue_In_AK Oct 2013 #68

Noodles. Solly Mack Oct 2013 #73

Cheese. dorkzilla Oct 2013 #74

Yes. Solly Mack Oct 2013 #97

So.. darkangel218 Oct 2013 #76

You'll prolly get a good tan in Cali! dorkzilla Oct 2013 #80

The word "epic" Jamaal510 Oct 2013 #78

Epic post! Vashta Nerada Oct 2013 #86

Epic is the new awesome. Control-Z Oct 2013 #165

Awesome still has meaning for those of us 'in the know'. Enthusiast Oct 2013 #185

Epic post, bra. Enthusiast Oct 2013 #181

Yes, I hate those alot! Duer 157099 Oct 2013 #81

Barry McGuire disagrees on the Senators thing. nt Deep13 Oct 2013 #83

WHAT Ever! nt Tigress DEM Oct 2013 #84

GET OFF MY LAWN!!!11111ELEVENS Vashta Nerada Oct 2013 #85

How about a pocketful of Senators? jtuck004 Oct 2013 #88

You talking 'bout Fornia? Kablooie Oct 2013 #89

But... why can't I have a handful of senators? Quantess Oct 2013 #90

Yet, it's only obvious that it is not much better than a pant-load nolabels Oct 2013 #91

. Squinch Oct 2013 #122

This post could work in the pintobean Oct 2013 #132

PROBABLY, NOT "PROLLY" Skittles Oct 2013 #94

Prolly wants a skittles ass-kickin, that's what it is. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #100

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Skittles Oct 2013 #104

Another words, "for all intensive purposes" is incorrect. Thegonagle Oct 2013 #95

More DUzy fodder! chervilant Oct 2013 #98

You need to loose the attitude friend, your casting asparagus Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #101

Lettuce knot forget to be charditable pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #105

why you're okra radish tuber go there again Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #106

I yam a maized you want to turnip the heat pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #108

Could you two just squash this argument and learn how to live in peas, please? Arugula Latte Oct 2013 #145

I have never bean soy a shroomed of myself pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #171

Wheeew! The odor when you cast asparagus! SaveAmerica Oct 2013 #247

Personally I could care less Flying Squirrel Oct 2013 #112

LOL, good one! n-t Logical Oct 2013 #129

Ooooh, that one makes me see red. dorkzilla Oct 2013 #130

Posters who use loose instead of lose. B Calm Oct 2013 #113

You are not supposED to mention those things! Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2013 #118

What I find even worst Control-Z Oct 2013 #169

You are correct that people mix up worse and worst. Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2013 #219

thread is not cold, and thank you for posting this niyad Oct 2013 #224

Thanks for the reply. It made me feel good, and Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2013 #234

No DUers fault, but I hate: TexasProgresive Oct 2013 #119

Going Back To Cali KG Oct 2013 #120

You forgot one. LWolf Oct 2013 #126

Words are vehicles for ideas, as long as it arrives it's orpupilofnature57 Oct 2013 #127

Great, another genius who wants to insult people who annoy them. nt Logical Oct 2013 #128

That's the whole point of this post, in case you didn't notice... dorkzilla Oct 2013 #131

Sorry, just woke up. If that was your goal I 100% agree with you! n-t Logical Oct 2013 #133

Thanks for the laugh. BootinUp Oct 2013 #134

It's "Almighty God-damned" fadedrose Oct 2013 #136

show some respect dorkzilla! it's GODzilla. Sunlei Oct 2013 #140

You're LOOSING it, totally LOOSING it, dude! Zorra Oct 2013 #141

It's 'taken for granted' not 'taken for granite' though many are taking granite for countertops... Tikki Oct 2013 #146

What's wrong with "handful of senators?" nt ecstatic Oct 2013 #147

I just can't bare this....nt Wounded Bear Oct 2013 #150

"it's" (a contraction of it is), NOT "its". Al right? mrsadm Oct 2013 #151

Autocorrect (talk about a misnomer) does that to me all the time. Blue_In_AK Oct 2013 #155

Yew mean Cali ...doncha! L0oniX Oct 2013 #153

To 'err' rhymes with 'her' and not 'air'. Jenoch Oct 2013 #156

I consider it a shortened form.... State the Obvious Oct 2013 #159

It still does not rhyme with 'air' Jenoch Oct 2013 #168

Listen to the audio pronunciation... State the Obvious Oct 2013 #191

Merriam-Webster reduced to the lowest common denominator. Jenoch Oct 2013 #214

To each his own. Done. nt State the Obvious Oct 2013 #225

It's "Toe" the line; "rein in" spending.... truebluegreen Oct 2013 #157

Not "toad the line"? Or "reign in spending"? nt JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 2013 #158

Egzacly! truebluegreen Oct 2013 #162

And the "reigning" monarch -- not "reining" ... unless you're the queen up on an equine. Arugula Latte Oct 2013 #182

Ha! truebluegreen Oct 2013 #193

I thought it was tow the line. Enthusiast Oct 2013 #186

A common mistake, probably from the "tow lines" on a tug or something, truebluegreen Oct 2013 #192

Thanks. It would be convenient Enthusiast Oct 2013 #220

Don't even try to correct misusages of spelling, grammar, etc. RebelOne Oct 2013 #161

AND ITS Martin Eden Oct 2013 #164

My pet peeves also. RebelOne Oct 2013 #194

What a bunch of "loosers" ... Martin Eden Oct 2013 #201

Also, the past tense of lead is not lead. It's led. cui bono Oct 2013 #166

meet up with .... join up with Thirties Child Oct 2013 #167

"Blessed are the cheesemakers" sl8 Oct 2013 #170

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2013 #172

It's = it is. arcane1 Oct 2013 #173

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2013 #174

That's the third instance arcane1 Oct 2013 #175

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2013 #177

With all those books where you are at you should know right? William769 Oct 2013 #176

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2013 #179

Nice catch :) pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #180

Veteran here. William769 Oct 2013 #183

when did the word work DesertFlower Oct 2013 #188

shouldn't it be "so and so and I"?? niyad Oct 2013 #202

you're right. DesertFlower Oct 2013 #217

About the same time that pintobean Oct 2013 #222

i only capitalize when writing DesertFlower Oct 2013 #231

I've got a question for other usage sticklers: truebluegreen Oct 2013 #195

You are correct, Blue_In_AK Oct 2013 #196

I agree with you. However there is some disagreement on this even amongst the experts. Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2013 #233

Huh. P's and q's! truebluegreen Oct 2013 #238

Glad to be of assistance. : ) Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2013 #239

Well you can use the wonderful trash thread doncha know? nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #198

... pintobean Oct 2013 #206

How's that Carly Simon song go? Brother Buzz Oct 2013 #211

CaliCaliCaliCaliCaliCaliCali Rex Oct 2013 #203

That stupid word "truthiness," which isn't a word at all. duffyduff Oct 2013 #204

Don't be dissin' on Stephen, now... Wounded Bear Oct 2013 #213

Some celebrity comic? It was Stephen Colbert and he invented the word to call out the RW BS that Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2013 #235

"Alright" is my personal pet peeve Brainstormy Oct 2013 #207

You have caused quite the kerflunkle! zappaman Oct 2013 #228

Kerflunkle? LOL! dorkzilla Oct 2013 #230

And Can People STOP using Decadent as a complimentary Word for food. Wolf Frankula Oct 2013 #232

Wasn't that in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang? Pimple pus and treacle tarts? SaveAmerica Oct 2013 #248

Devastated RobinA Oct 2013 #236

Decimated pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #237

Ni. The word ni has always made me cringe. Zorra Oct 2013 #240

Bring us a shrubbery! dorkzilla Oct 2013 #241

A shrubbery? Zorra Oct 2013 #242

Okay, I saw this on Facebook today and thought of this thread. Blue_In_AK Oct 2013 #243

ROFL! pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #244

Funny, and perfect for this thread! SaveOurDemocracy Oct 2013 #245

Epic! dorkzilla Oct 2013 #249

More words to hate the improper use of: regime/regimen and yeah/yay/yea ancianita Oct 2013 #250