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I listened to a pretty good radio debate on the way to a hike this morning.
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Should the apostrophe go the way of the dodo bird?
Thoughts?
I listened to a pretty good radio debate on the way to a hike this morning.
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Re: Should the apostrophe go the way of the dodo bird?
Given that most of the world has no concept of proper spelling and punctuation and only 'writes' in text-ese, its a done deal
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No we should keep it, just like the comma, it is a vital part of anyone's grammar.
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Mission Creep. Next it will be commas, then full stops.
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Re: Should the apostrophe go the way of the dodo bird?
Originally Posted by greynotsoold
Its misuse was a big part of the debate and yet it does seem necessary at times. We're going out vs were going out.
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Lol that also came up in the debate along with getting it from the French.
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I wonder what would happen if we wrote the way we spoke?No we should keep it, just like the comma, it is a vital part of anyone's grammar.
One of the debaters thought it would simply run its course and that the fact that its misused so much pretty much guarantees its extinction. One of its main detractors was a woman from Britain. I'll try to find the podcast.
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Every time I see a sample of a 'young' person's writing, I am appalled. The penmanship is childish, the spelling is worse, and ...well, it is (or would that be "it's"?) all messed up. We used to get beat for things like that.
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Its is a good one lol
It is without doubt a 140 character world. People tell me a write like a girl because it is neat. The same is said of my brother. Using a pen just happened to be a big part of life. I used to joke with friends when the hand held gadgets first came out that language and writing would devolve to a series of grunts and charcoal drawings in caves.
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It is written
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That's why we've got it.
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I was trained to not write with contractions so just about the only time I use one is to show possession. That is probably asking too much as well though.
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Believe it or not I went to a Grammar School, yes I did I learn t FUCK ALL but I went to one.
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That is what a lot of toffs learn at grammar school to FA just like Cameron is doing to us all.Believe it or not I went to a Grammar School, yes I did I learn t FUCK ALL but I went to one.
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