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cwydro

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34. I see it all the time - in the wrong places.

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Fri May 26, 2017, 11:30 AM

May 2017

People simply cannot grasp the difference between it's and its.

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A Silly Question...Where Has The Apostrophe Gone? [View all] Me. May 2017 OP

It's gone off on its quest to find the semicolon. TreasonousBastard May 2017 #1

According to Trevor Noah: SCantiGOP May 2017 #10

I picked up my semicolon habit in high school. athena May 2017 #26

Much better than True Dough May 2017 #48

LOL! athena May 2017 #56

Had an exam last month, hoping to avoid a semicolon. Thor_MN May 2017 #95

Some of them ran off with plurals hvn_nbr_2 May 2017 #80

... WhiteTara May 2017 #104

I noticed it too ProudLib72 May 2017 #2

I think it probably Else You Are Mad May 2017 #3

Interesting Me. May 2017 #6

That's the problem for me. LOL Lib May 2017 #30

That's Weird ProfessorGAC May 2017 #44

My phone is actually getting better. LOL Lib May 2017 #49

Yeah, That Makes Sense ProfessorGAC May 2017 #60

This absolutely has to be the reason. One phone I had inserted the last few words R B Garr May 2017 #47

That is maddening! LOL Lib May 2017 #54

+1 Million Me. May 2017 #59

I am annoyed at my phone because.... usedtobedemgurl May 2017 #74

Do you use "spanking" in a lot of sentences? Chellee May 2017 #81

I use it many times a week.... usedtobedemgurl May 2017 #91

That's a spanking good question. (bit British, though) n/t SwissTony May 2017 #107

That's why I'm so hung up on my pc eleny May 2017 #87

It's chasing the preposition at the end of a sentence. mfcorey1 May 2017 #4

Never use a preposition to end a sentence with. Iggo May 2017 #8

Ending a sentence with a preposition SCantiGOP May 2017 #13

Once got a Bday card that said: Happy Bday to someone out with whom I like to hang. Amaryllis May 2017 #72

Literally? Me. May 2017 #73

That's my point! You missed the intent of the reply to the post. mfcorey1 May 2017 #15

"A preposition is nothing to end a sentence with." DetlefK May 2017 #29

Cute Me. May 2017 #9

Pet peeve of mine. honeylady May 2017 #5

That is so true. I am guilty of using grammatical shortcuts when I am texting or even replying to mfcorey1 May 2017 #23

Not capitalizing "I" could be attributed to people... StarryNite May 2017 #58

Where have the apostrophes gone, long time passing? Where have the apostrophes gone, long time WinkyDink May 2017 #7

! Me. May 2017 #11

Author! Author! tazkcmo May 2017 #16

LOL leftstreet May 2017 #43

Missing from subject lines in OPs post-hack. Iggo May 2017 #12

What Does That Mean Me. May 2017 #19

See the message in the Announcements csziggy May 2017 #45

Ah Ha Me. May 2017 #57

Yep. For example, I posted the following earlier: demmiblue May 2017 #22

Their getting sloppy with spelling and grammar . . . NoWheyJose May 2017 #14

There's my daily dose of irony! LanternWaste May 2017 #27

And theirs my daily dose of irony! NoWheyJose May 2017 #61

Maybe look next to the colon. Act_of_Reparation May 2017 #17

I see what you did there. :-P WinkyDink May 2017 #33

It's at the crux of the biscuit jberryhill May 2017 #18

Who Woulda Thought? Me. May 2017 #20

They migrated to the ends of words that don't need them (on advertising signs): hatrack May 2017 #21

There You Go Me. May 2017 #28

This! Migration to plural form! Blaukraut May 2017 #55

Absolutely! missingthebigdog May 2017 #83

I notice it mostly when they leave it out of 'he will' angstlessk May 2017 #24

Look for it sprinkled like glitter elfin May 2017 #25

Dutch vowel-hoarding caused the Czech Republic to seize them to to ease their vowel shortage jberryhill May 2017 #31

Clinton Deploys Vowels To Bosnia (Onion) hatrack May 2017 #36

Ah, well, there you are jberryhill May 2017 #39

OMG, This Calls For An Investigation Me. May 2017 #46

The apostrophe mfcorey1 May 2017 #32

Totally Fabulous Me. May 2017 #38

I see it all the time - in the wrong places. cwydro May 2017 #34

Now That Is So True Me. May 2017 #42

Raptured in advance of the Apostrophclypse JHB May 2017 #35

Some smartphones and tablets make it clumsy to include apostrophes. GeorgeGist May 2017 #37

good grammar has been twittered, facebooked and cellphone/texted. NRaleighLiberal May 2017 #40

Sez Who Me. May 2017 #64

The smartphone is killing it marylandblue May 2017 #41

They've been shanghai'ed and dragooned into service as emphasizers. politicat May 2017 #50

It's busy being used to pluralize everything. n/t Orsino May 2017 #51

The apostrophe ( ) has three uses: contractions, plurals, and possessives. CK_John May 2017 #52

I Forgot About The S' Me. May 2017 #63

All the stupid people used them up on plurals. kysrsoze May 2017 #53

Two things are always constant about language. Binkie The Clown May 2017 #62

on a quest to find proofreading in the age of autocorrect 0rganism May 2017 #65

It's interesting that .. ananda May 2017 #66

Did Not KNow That Me. May 2017 #68

I think it's obvious, to the bowels of hell. nt arthritisR_US May 2017 #67

There is only a limited supply. Sadly, MineralMan May 2017 #69

I have to change to the numerical keyboard doc03 May 2017 #70

When you post a thread title, it eliminates them. I always have to click edit and add them back in Amaryllis May 2017 #71

Testin' and testin' hunter May 2017 #75

Looks OK To Me Too Me. May 2017 #86

I thought it was just my stupid samsung tablet that did this. BigmanPigman May 2017 #77

IF it's your tablet, it's also my desktop PC. Posting cuts apotrophes out of the title. Amaryllis May 2017 #78

It's a pain to use on my phone LeftInTX May 2017 #76

If you paste in text from another site, Denzil_DC May 2017 #79

The apostrophe is in a comma. CozyMystery May 2017 #82

Welcome Me. May 2017 #85

The apostrophe is getting a colonoscopy flamingdem May 2017 #84

i bet you've been waiting to use that one for years!!! eleny May 2017 #88

It has to do with the election day hack. Make7 May 2017 #89

Hmmmm Me. May 2017 #90

I am waiting for the first genius to come out with a smart phone that doesn't have autocorrect AgadorSparticus May 2017 #92

! Me. May 2017 #93

Can't you just turn the autocorrect off? ornotna May 2017 #98

I tried before but couldn't do it so i gave up. But that was 2 phones ago. AgadorSparticus May 2017 #100

It piss's me of to think how apostrophe's have been abuse Bucky May 2017 #94

Adding Insult To Injury Me. May 2017 #96

It's not on the first screen on the key pad for an iphone... many times I am too lazy to use it. boston bean May 2017 #97

People are used to having autocorrect do it for them. milestogo May 2017 #99

i hunt and peck when i type so i dont capitalize either... samnsara May 2017 #101

Due Respect Me. May 2017 #102

for something like posting here ( as opposed to a formal business letter) i am just too lazy lunasun May 2017 #103

It went off to screw up plural words. GoCubsGo May 2017 #105

+1 Me. May 2017 #106

I need help... Tribalceltic May 2017 #108

I Can't Find My Rotary Phone Me. May 2017 #109

Why is this thread missing this cartoon ? eppur_se_muova Sep 2017 #110

HILARIOUS! Me. Sep 2017 #111