January 26, 2023, 11:17 AM
Patrick-SP2022Take the apostrophe key off your keyboard, just get rid of it.
quote:
Originally posted by OKCGene:
I think I still have an ancient copy of Strunk & White The Elements Of Style.
I haven’t touched it in 30 or 35 years.
Anyone remember this?
.
I have the Fourth Edition sitting on my bookshelf.
Picked it up a year or two ago as a handy reference.
January 30, 2023, 01:43 PM
motor59I want that mug!
January 30, 2023, 10:47 PM
Rawnyquote:
Originally posted by motor59:
I want that mug!
No, you want
this mug!
June 01, 2025, 08:51 AM
sigfreundResurrecting an old thread that seems appropriate again.
June 01, 2025, 09:10 AM
V-Tailquote:
Originally posted by sigfreund:
Resurrecting an old thread that seems appropriate again.
Are you sure that you don't mean the old thread seem's appropriate?

June 01, 2025, 01:21 PM
gpbst3For a second I thought you were talking about the ` above the Tab key. I`m going to start using it as an apostrophe and make my words sassy.
June 01, 2025, 02:08 PM
RichardCquote:
Originally posted by sigfreund:
Resurrecting an old thread that seems appropriate again.
'taint .
June 03, 2025, 06:08 AM
trapper189The mug is missing things then my socket set.
June 06, 2025, 07:28 PM
P220 Smudgequote:
Originally posted by nhtagmember:
I should get one
Should've when you could've. Now they're unavailable, which is a shame. I want one.
Only one on that list that trips me up at times is "its" showing possession. I guess there are worse problems to have. I have a friend who insists on doing number 16 even though I used to call him on it. We had a big goddamn fight over that one. Now he just does it because he's stubborn and it still drives me up the wall, which might be the only reason to still does it.

June 07, 2025, 03:07 PM
Rey HRHThe key to properly using apostrophes is minding your p's and q's, and knowing the difference between dos and don'ts.
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