Comments on: How to use apostrophes, part I: Plurals http://blog.jameshiggs.com/2008/02/05/how-to-use-apostrophes-part-i-plurals/ James Higgs's Blog Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:53:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: higgis http://blog.jameshiggs.com/2008/02/05/how-to-use-apostrophes-part-i-plurals/comment-page-1/#comment-169 higgis Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:54:53 +0000 http://blog.jameshiggs.com/2008/02/05/how-to-use-apostrophes-part-i-plurals/#comment-169 Suitably chastened,(or chazzned?) I have updated point two. Serves me right for being a smug pedant I suppose. Still, part II is coming soon... Suitably chastened,(or chazzned?) I have updated point two. Serves me right for being a smug pedant I suppose. Still, part II is coming soon…

]]> By: Chazza http://blog.jameshiggs.com/2008/02/05/how-to-use-apostrophes-part-i-plurals/comment-page-1/#comment-152 Chazza Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:02:01 +0000 http://blog.jameshiggs.com/2008/02/05/how-to-use-apostrophes-part-i-plurals/#comment-152 Hi Higgis, nitpicker here - you've missed out your 'are' in the second example, rendering it nonsensical, unless it's meant to indicate that a communally owned single tent peg is broken, in which case there's a missing apostrophe to indicate the 'is' (as in: The guys' tent peg's broken). I get very little opportunity for expostulating or expressing pedantry now that I don't hang around with you anymore. I miss it. I know you know your are's from your arse. :) Hi Higgis, nitpicker here – you’ve missed out your ‘are’ in the second example, rendering it nonsensical, unless it’s meant to indicate that a communally owned single tent peg is broken, in which case there’s a missing apostrophe to indicate the ‘is’ (as in: The guys’ tent peg’s broken).

I get very little opportunity for expostulating or expressing pedantry now that I don’t hang around with you anymore. I miss it.

I know you know your are’s from your arse. :)

]]> By: Spinny http://blog.jameshiggs.com/2008/02/05/how-to-use-apostrophes-part-i-plurals/comment-page-1/#comment-143 Spinny Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:01:43 +0000 http://blog.jameshiggs.com/2008/02/05/how-to-use-apostrophes-part-i-plurals/#comment-143 Thank's for this' - its realy usefull Thank’s for this’ – its realy usefull

]]> By: Ian http://blog.jameshiggs.com/2008/02/05/how-to-use-apostrophes-part-i-plurals/comment-page-1/#comment-140 Ian Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:52:44 +0000 http://blog.jameshiggs.com/2008/02/05/how-to-use-apostrophes-part-i-plurals/#comment-140 After abbreviation perhaps you might address the use of your as opposed to you're? After abbreviation perhaps you might address the use of your as opposed to you’re?

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