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Rob The Badger
18 Apr 2004, 20:22
USE APOSTROPHES PROPERLY!


I'm starting my own grammar police outfit. . .

airhead
18 Apr 2004, 20:24
Maybe' I do'nt wan't too!!!!!! :p

Rob The Badger
18 Apr 2004, 20:27
Maybe' I do'nt wan't too!!!!!! :p

*stab stab stab*

airhead
18 Apr 2004, 20:29
*shoot's gun*

Rob The Badger
18 Apr 2004, 20:35
Now you're just being facetious. . .

airhead
18 Apr 2004, 20:41
Really? What do'es Facestios mean? Sorry's, no brain's!

Rob The Badger
18 Apr 2004, 20:59
Really? What do'es Facestios mean? Sorry's, no brain's!









May you be hunted down by abused apostrophes.

KebLou
18 Apr 2004, 22:10
Really? What do'es Facestios mean? Sorry's, no brain's!

Don't worry eddie, the first comment Rob made on my forum was maybe you should use paragraphs & apostrophes properly when writing lyrics,

Rob The Badger
18 Apr 2004, 22:14
Does no one else feel this strongly about grammar! SOMEONE HELP ME! THE GRAMMAR CRIMINALS ARE AFTER ME!

KebLou
18 Apr 2004, 22:21
Yeah, but I've never been any good at English, so I have given up.

dottie
18 Apr 2004, 22:36
USE APOSTROPHES PROPERLY!


I'm starting my own grammar police outfit. . .

rob shouldn't you place one between the e's (as in plural)? :lol:

Rob The Badger
18 Apr 2004, 22:40
USE APOSTROPHES PROPERLY!


I'm starting my own grammar police outfit. . .

rob shouldn't you place one between the e's (as in plural)? :lol:

No. That would mean 'Apostrophe's properly'. Meaning that 'properly' is possesed by the apostrophe.

dottie
18 Apr 2004, 22:41
USE APOSTROPHES PROPERLY!


I'm starting my own grammar police outfit. . .

rob shouldn't you place one between the e's (as in plural)? :lol:

No. That would mean 'Apostrophe's properly'. Meaning that 'properly' is possesed by the apostrophy.

Gotcha! :lol: Rob.

Gez
18 Apr 2004, 22:57
'F*@*'....howz that!!!! 'dot' dot' 'dash'

Rob The Badger
18 Apr 2004, 23:01
'F*@*'....howz that!!!! 'dot' dot' 'dash'

*slap*

Crystal Eyes
18 Apr 2004, 23:34
I'm with you Rob.

Mistreated apostrophes rise up against the evil grammar outlaws!

airhead
19 Apr 2004, 00:20
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Heli
19 Apr 2004, 11:16
I know when your talking about someones something you use an '

Like if I said,

Badger's tail....

then that would need an '

Bren
19 Apr 2004, 12:41
Does no one else feel this strongly about grammar! SOMEONE HELP ME! THE GRAMMAR CRIMINALS ARE AFTER ME!

...the thing that annoys me most is people using "of" instead of "have"
When i went to HMV the other week the label for the CHSIB CD's was labelled

COULDN'T OF SAID IT BETTER.......... :roll: ....um ...er ...COSIB??

Bren

Heli
19 Apr 2004, 12:50
Does no one else feel this strongly about grammar! SOMEONE HELP ME! THE GRAMMAR CRIMINALS ARE AFTER ME!

...the thing that annoys me most is people using "of" instead of "have"
When i went to HMV the other week the label for the CHSIB CD's was labelled

COULDN'T OF SAID IT BETTER.......... :roll: ....um ...er ...COSIB??

Bren

If that was me i would have got my pen out (I always carry a pen on me) and i would have changed it!! Stupid fools!! How unprofessional is that!!!????? :evil:

Crystal Eyes
19 Apr 2004, 15:28
I remember once being in a supermarket (I think it was in Asda) and they shut down one of the aisles because some clumsy twonk had dropped a bottle of wine. The sign read:

ISLE CLOSED

:roll:

airhead
19 Apr 2004, 16:59
So It ain't spelt isle?

Rob The Badger
19 Apr 2004, 19:01
So It ain't spelt isle?

No, isle is a geographical term. "The Greek Isles".

airhead
19 Apr 2004, 21:25
I think mr dictionary has gone on holiday... TO THE GREEK AISLES!!!!! :lmao:

Crystal Eyes
19 Apr 2004, 23:51
:roll:

Ageing Bat
20 Apr 2004, 10:46
I find it really anoying when the incorrect use of 'there' and 'their' is used, and 'brought' and 'bought'