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#197115 02/07/11 10:37 AM
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English practice teaches us to use the apostrophe in place of omitted letter like in don't and can't or I'm or to show possession as for eg, John's house.

I notice I sometimes dont bother with this when writing and wonder why we have to. Is it just custom? Do you get upset when people dont do it? Most of us understand what is being said, so why do we need to indicate the 'missing letter'!

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Let each child return to it's ( its? ) home. or:
It may not be the most exiting place to be but still it's home.

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Riddley Walker got along without it.

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Ive been wondering when apostrophes will finally contract their last possessive.


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Originally Posted By: Faldage
Riddley Walker got along without it.


Sounds very interesting. Will probably look for it.


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Originally Posted By: Buffalo Shrdlu
Ive been wondering when apostrophes will finally contract their last possessive.


I think that they'll (theyll?) migrate from possessive's to plural's.

I don't suppose that apostrophes are strictly necessary, but yes, I miss them when theyre gone, and it affects my perception of the person who left them out, for the worse. Probably not rational, like most prejudice, but hard to root out.

How have I not heard of Riddley Walker before?

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Originally Posted By: Faldage
Riddley Walker got along without it.


Sounds very interesting. Will probably look for it.


It's a fun read if you like guessing what words mean. An example: Lets vack our wayt out of here.

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I don't suppose that apostrophes are strictly necessary, but yes, I miss them when theyre gone, and it affects my perception of the person who left them out, for the worse. Probably not rational, like most prejudice, but hard to root out.

I concur: raises a certain judgmental attitude toward those
who do not use them.


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I like John Richards!
Save the Apostrophe!

Apparently the effort is on Facebook now, too.

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Originally Posted By: Tromboniator
it affects my perception of the person who left them out, for the worse.


Excepting, of course, Candy.

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