You can't have too many apostrophe's


Can we talk about this? Is it possible? Or by bringing it up, will I be relegated to that category of individual so many love to hate, the dreadful "grammar n?zi"?

Does it drive anyone else nuts that it seems that more and more adults in this country could evidently not pass a 5th grade English exam?

And is the increasing proliferation of "grocers apostrophes" THE single most annoying element of the above?!
paulfolbrecht
Doug,
In MS Word, you wrote it backwards, and it looks like you used the greek alphabet to do so. I expect the Audiogon database did not recognize the input, so turned it into ASCII numbers with hexadecimal representation. BTW, you did not need to shout.
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T_bone, I typed it properly in MS Word originally, not backwards, and if I used caps that was entirely coincidental, as when I assessed the sample font it was in all caps. No intent to shout at anyone, just to try something different. Yelling never entered my mind, but thanks for the reminder. :)

I think you're right; I originally was using some pictographic font, but in the process of trying to cut and paste, trying different things in MS Word, I used the Greek font but forgot I had done so.

My guess is that the conversion was rendered impossible because of pasting the entire block of words and the conversion program was not able to handle that kind of target. The frustrating thing is that I even used proper grammar! ;)
Weird. When it came out, it came out backwards, in caps (shouting), with an exclamation point at the end (beginning). Wonders never cease...
This thread reminds me of the control freak in the passing lane who is driving the speed limit and will not get out of the way of those behind him who wish to take their chances and speed. Slower traffic to the right please! Maybe Im in a hurry to get to the hospital or save my job by not being late again.
The english language is ever changing, eg. ebonics and twitter. Id like to hear from all types of people, not just those lucky enough to have a fifth grade education. For me, the important thing is understanding the intended message, not the way it is communicated.
(I'd check my punctuation but Im at work and only have a minute)
That's funny, Mumbles, as slow drivers in the left line drive me NUTS!

They seem to come in two categories: those who have no clue they are holding everyone up, and those who are fully aware of it and don't care. That's it - perfectly pace that care in the next for miles so there's no way around for anyone.

Imagine someone walking on the sidewalk slowly and blocking the whole thing, making it physically impossible for anyone to go around. Would any ever consider being so rude?

P.S. You missed the point of the thread too.