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ha this conversation is very good smile
in my school we can't ask this type of question to teacher.I am looking over it but what my teachers taught me is to use apostrophe in negative words lets c.Different person has different opinion .... smile

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Originally Posted By: Tromboniator


Excepting, of course,.....


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Originally Posted By: Jackie
I like John Richards!
Save the Apostrophe!

Apparently the effort is on Facebook now, too.


I like the charcoal filter in underwear, British soldiers
shouting 'bang' to save on ammunition and Australians
inventing the wheel.


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And the nose-picking among teenagers was a runner up,
but as a teacher of the former, could not vote for it
as truly IgNoble as it might be.


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Totally, down under everything works differently.


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Originally Posted By: sindu
ha this conversation is very good smile
in my school we can't ask this type of question to teacher.I am looking over it but what my teachers taught me is to use apostrophe in negative words lets c.Different person has different opinion .... smile


Give us an example sindu. I think then we can help you
better.


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WELCOME, KAMO


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[quote=Candy

I'm pleas'd to 'ear th't.....Pet'r
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M'pl's'r', m'm.

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Looks like vowels are on their way out with the
postrophes. Just so long as we are not throwing the
baby out with the bath water. Ah language changes.


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