How to use an apostrophe: the character '

BP7 said:
...daBear - what error on the original? no error, just that poster #2 added some variants and started to wonder how to combine plurals and possessivenes.
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"plurals and possessivenes"??? Wozzis? The anterior pluperfect subjunctive of "to possess"? Not to mention that sentences begin with caps! :p

Whoa... where are we? A long way from "the eternal conflict between the 9 and the .45", unless some swot can come up with "An Apostrophe to John Moses Browning." (That's the other kind of apostrophe. But do we even want to go there?)

:) Stuart
 
josquin said:
"plurals and possessivenes"??? Wozzis? The anterior pluperfect subjunctive of "to possess"? Not to mention that sentences begin with caps! :p

Whoa... where are we? A long way from "the eternal conflict between the 9 and the .45", unless some swot can come up with "An Apostrophe to John Moses Browning." (That's the other kind of apostrophe. But do we even want to go there?)

:) Stuart
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ah, you got me! i forgot one "s" at the end...

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/possessiveness
 
Thats better!

Doc M said:
This thread's a much needed correction for certain members' punctuation. It's good to see the original poster's intent materialize into a well-formed summary. You're an inspiration to us all, and I commend your efforts.

(Compare that with...)

This threads a much needed correction for certain member's punctuation. Its good to see the original posters' intent materialize into a well-formed summary. Your an inspiration to us all, and I commend you're efforts.

(One of these paragraphs is utterly hopeless... can YOU see which one? :D )

-M
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Thank's! :wave:
 
I saw some employees in a grocery store making a sign once, they were having an argument. One of them turned to me and asked "where would YOU put the apostrophe in "alls"?"
 
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