Apostrophiser
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- Lemon Half
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Apostrophiser
Anyone else hear yesterday's item on t'wireless? There's a splendid fellow in Bristol who has for years pursued a one-man guerilla campaign to correct illiteracy on signs around his town. Removing bogus apostrophe's, and inserting them where theres a painful omission.
Wish I'd had his courage when I lived six years in a flat, and winced at the "Beech Villa's" sign every time I passed the front door.
Wish I'd had his courage when I lived six years in a flat, and winced at the "Beech Villa's" sign every time I passed the front door.
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Re: Apostrophiser
I think I agree with most of what he's doing.
But isn't there an argument that, say, "Butcher's" is correct on a shop front, being shorthand for "Butcher's shop"?
Scott.
But isn't there an argument that, say, "Butcher's" is correct on a shop front, being shorthand for "Butcher's shop"?
Scott.
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Re: Apostrophiser
I think that sentence should have had aUncleEbenezer wrote:Removing bogus apostrophe's, and inserting them where theres a painful omission.
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Re: Apostrophiser
And that one should have had a '.' appended to it.kiloran wrote:I think that sentence should have had aappended to it
Scott.
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Hmmmm, let's see.....swill453 wrote:And that one should have had a '.' appended to it.kiloran wrote:I think that sentence should have had aappended to it
Scott.
I think that sentence should have had a
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Looks a bit silly in my view. Maybe better without the quote marks.
--kiloran (trying to be too smart by far)
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Re: Apostrophiser
Kindly explain the use of your five ..... in context.kiloran wrote:Hmmmm, let's see.....
Are they a form of ellipsis or something else entirely?
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I can only see one of those.PinkDalek wrote:Kindly explain the use of your five ..... in context.
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Re: Apostrophiser
Pedant.
Whoops, wrong board.
PD
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Re: Apostrophiser
"Should`ve" is elided ,not apostrophised.
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Re: Apostrophiser
Call it what you like, but the back tick that you've used is just as wrong, if not wronger, than the single quote more commonly used.marronier wrote:"Should`ve" is elided ,not apostrophised.
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Re: Apostrophiser
Ok, please be kind to me, I'm dyslexic and have problems with grammer. Some have threatened me about my use of the apostrophy.UncleEbenezer wrote:Anyone else hear yesterday's item on t'wireless?
However isn't it used when phrases have been reduced (i.e. is it not, as I just wrote)? So is not t'wireless the same as "the wireless" just as verbaly Tinternet is "the internet". Do we replace verbal abreviations with the full phrase or do we reflect the way it was said?
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Re: Apostrophiser
I imagine it's going to take him a while to get round all the branches of Boots the Chemist, then. Founded in 1849 by John Boot.But isn't there an argument that, say, "Butcher's" is correct on a shop front, being shorthand for "Butcher's shop"?
And what are we to do with Walkers Crisps? Are they crisps made by Mr Walker, or for Mr Walker, or exclusively for one walker (early apostrophe) or plural walkers (late apostrophe), or what? And do they really deserve the same apostrophisation as Mr Kipling's cakes, given that the barmy old fool doesn't even exist?
It's going to be a long day.
BJ
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You could always relax with a Quiz.bungeejumper wrote:It's going to be a long day.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/article ... rophe-quiz
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Re: Apostrophiser
Walked past a sign on the way home,"come in and try local craft beers and gin's"...
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Re: Apostrophiser
When you say -UncleEbenezer wrote:Anyone else hear yesterday's item on t'wireless?
There's a splendid fellow in Bristol who has for years pursued a one-man guerilla campaign to correct illiteracy on signs around his town. Removing bogus apostrophe's, and inserting them where theres a painful omission.
Wish I'd had his courage when I lived six years in a flat, and winced at the "Beech Villa's" sign every time I passed the front door.
apostrophe's
Do you really mean -
apostrophes
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Itsallaguess
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You might want to note kiloran's post aboveItsallaguess wrote:When you say -UncleEbenezer wrote:Anyone else hear yesterday's item on t'wireless?
There's a splendid fellow in Bristol who has for years pursued a one-man guerilla campaign to correct illiteracy on signs around his town. Removing bogus apostrophe's, and inserting them where theres a painful omission.
Wish I'd had his courage when I lived six years in a flat, and winced at the "Beech Villa's" sign every time I passed the front door.
apostrophe's
Do you really mean -
apostrophes
???
Itsallaguess
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Re: Apostrophiser
Well, yes, I've obviously seen it now, of course....UncleEbenezer wrote:You might want to note kiloran's post aboveItsallaguess wrote: When you say -
apostrophe's
Do you really mean -
apostrophes
???
ItsallaguessThen stand in the dunce's corner for noticing that but missing the other half of that sentence.
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Itsallaguess wrote: Well, yes, I've obviously seen it now, of course....
Itsallaguess
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Are you by any chance still overheated?
Here it's cooled down nicely in the last couple of hours. Very comfy now[1].
[1] For posterity, much of Blighty has had quite a heatwave over the past several days.
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Re: Apostrophiser
Our village recently gained an excellent Barber's shop. And the signwriter included an apostrophe.
It reads GENTLEMENS'S BARBER
It reads GENTLEMENS'S BARBER
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Ah, gentle Menzies. Such a nice old chap. Do give him my regards.scotia wrote:Our village recently gained an excellent Barber's shop. And the signwriter included an apostrophe.
It reads GENTLEMENS'S BARBER
BJ