“Grammar rules everyone should follow” is the title of a recent article in The Guardian, click here.
The article starts off with: “Following the inaugural Bad Grammar awards, Thomas Jones lists nine grammatical conventions that, depending on context, you may – sorry, might – as well adhere to.”
The discussion about apostrophes caught our eyes. As we travel around, we spot incorrect usage of apostrophes. If we can, we correct them.
We sometimes take picture of them We’re soon be starting a page for them, or a Facebook group.
The first society listed in our website’s section on Appreciation Societies is the Apostrophe Protection Society, click here (first since the ordering is alphabetical.)
We’re suggesting to the Apostrophe Protection Society that a Facebook group be formed for this topic.
Apostrophes are the 7th rule listed in the news article, the title of the rule is “Greengrocer’s Apostrophe” and says this about them:
“Carrot’s” and “apple’s” are not so common, but almost everyone occasionally writes “who’s”, “it’s” and “you’re” for whose, its and your. That’s the problem with following rules – such as the rule that possessives are distinguished from plurals by an apostrophe – sometimes they don’t apply.
Shouldn’t the rule’s title be “Greengrocers’ Apostrophes”?
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