You can't have too many apostrophe's

Commcat, I now see where you are coming from. In that context, I don't disagree. And in that situation, it is indeed the lack of appropriate emphasis on or access to education which is not disappointing, but shocking. My point was that there is another issue at large, which is that many of those who have had access to and 'gained' an education, ignore correct grammar afterwards because it is no longer cool to be well educated. In a large part of society, it is the mark of being an outsider rather than the opposite, and that is a crying shame. Perhaps the part you speak about and the part I was speaking about are linked and I did not draw the connection.

Rodman,
Nobody here but us 'pidgins'... :^)

Eldartford,
ABUSUSNONTOLLITUSUM

Assessing the state of communication in the world today, the condition is not apostrophic but catastrophic.

Glory, can I have your wife's phone number?

Doug, that was a pretty good pun.

Wow, I read my original post and I guess it does sound a little snooty!

I retract the part about passing grade-school English exams. I just want more people in general to understand the proper use of the apostrophe. It's just a good thing for all! It may not rate in the top ten most important things in life, but surely it's in the top 1,000!

Top 10,000?