Posts Tagged ‘grammar’
The apostrophe is dead – again
The apostrophe is to become extinct, says the Telegraph, as language becomes less formal.
The Apostrophiser should find more work. The language fan been correcting the misuse of apostrophes in Bristol. He reacted to such horrors as ‘Open Monday’s to Friday’s’, ‘Amys Nail’s’ and ‘Cambridge Motor’s’.
We’ve been here before many times. The Telegraph has pressed f9 on the keyboard and couched up a regular filler:
Have we murdered the apostrophe? – BBC Culture – 2020
“Why the Apostrophe Protection Society has closed in disgust” – Guardian, 2019
“Do apostrophes still matter?” – BBC News, 2019
“Lets get rid of the apostrophe” [sic] – ABC News, 2018
“The apostrophe isn’t dead yet” – The Atlantic, 2014
“What is happening with the apostrophe is that it’s just dying out” – Globe And Mail, 2005
The apostrophe will die out when editors can find something to replace the news of its dying out. And when Waterstone’s bookshop – founder: Tim Waterstone – become Waterstones, the clock is ticking.
Devon abolishes the apostrophe – sticklers for good English take their markers
MID-Devon District Council has abolished the apostrophe from all new street names. This will “avoid potential confusion”. It does not say who might be confused.
Tiverton’s Beck’s Square and Blundell’s Avenue, and Cullompton’s St George’s Well were “all named many, many years ago”, and can retain their apostrophes. But new street names will not feature the grammar.
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Posted: 16th, March 2013 | In: Reviews | Comment (1)
Count the grammatical errors in Arizona teacher’s letter!
TEACHERS eh? We all know better than those idiots don’t we? We’ve met children and they’re idiots. So teachers have it easy, because they can tell them anything OR they’re to blame for children being a stupid as they are. And they get loads of holidays.
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