Would everybody, including Jeff, please stop putting apostrophes where they don't belong (eg NDAs, 1970s, bananas, etc). Making a world plural NEVER involves an apostrophe, which is used to denote possession. (as in "an NDA's wording; the wording belongs to the NDA). Please and thank you. So. Acronyms, year groupings, nouns ... simply ad…
Would everybody, including Jeff, please stop putting apostrophes where they don't belong (eg NDAs, 1970s, bananas, etc). Making a world plural NEVER involves an apostrophe, which is used to denote possession. (as in "an NDA's wording; the wording belongs to the NDA). Please and thank you. So. Acronyms, year groupings, nouns ... simply add the 's' (except for nouns that have alternate spellings for plural forms as in 'families').
Or, on my phone, when I type "Well," it will automatically correct to "we'll." And I always say, out loud (as if it can hear me), "No. I mean to use 'well.'"
Back in my admin days, I could always tell (and still can!) whether someone wrote a memo/letter/email and just sent/posted it, used SpellCheck, or actually proofread their work!
That always annoys me too! I gloss over Jeff’s typos because I know he has a limited time to write and proofread but see these kinds of errors all over the place and it drives me nuts 😩 (and not nut’s 😆)
Yeah, proofreading's a must (apostrophe here because it's a contraction of "proofreading is"... same as "it's). The crazy thing about "it's" is that when that little word is meant as possessive, we drop the comma. English is complicated!
Seeing “it’s” and “its” used incorrectly is one of my top language pet peeves. Another is seeing “lead” (rhymes with fed) used as the past tense of the verb “lead” (rhymes with feed), instead of the correct “led”. Feed/fed, bleed/bled, lead/led. But then there’s read/read (not red). Ah, English!
THANK YOU!! This punctuation error makes my eyes hurt! Unfortunately, spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors leap off the page, almost like grains of sand irritating my eyes and brain.
On the flip side, if someone who does well at math looked over my math scribblings (plural, just add the "s"), I am sure they (the scribblings) would burn out his/her retinas. 😂🤣
Arithmetic is about the extent of my math skills, decades after having had to do algebra and worse!
But you're right about how writing errors "leap off the page"! I do make these sorts of comments/corrections from time to time, and always get a few deriding me for being so picky or what have you. I just shrug, because they don't have a clue. Actually, it's as if a musician just randomly dropped the rules of musical notation yet still expected others to accurately reproduce the sound he had intended.
Would everybody, including Jeff, please stop putting apostrophes where they don't belong (eg NDAs, 1970s, bananas, etc). Making a world plural NEVER involves an apostrophe, which is used to denote possession. (as in "an NDA's wording; the wording belongs to the NDA). Please and thank you. So. Acronyms, year groupings, nouns ... simply add the 's' (except for nouns that have alternate spellings for plural forms as in 'families').
One of my favorite grammatical peave's. 😁
"peeves" (I see what you did there!)
You're trolling, right? It's "peeves", darling! 😉
Lolol
One more to add to the list:
“Led”, not “lead” when used as a past tense of “lead”. 🙄
Nothing can be worse than mixing up “went” and “gone”. And inserting “of” in a sentence as in “I wish I had of called you first.”
The apostrophe was a troll, but the misspelling was unintentional. 😁
😂😆
Curtis, hahaha!
All true, but I also know autocorrect loves to commit this grammatical error.
I call it spell wrecker.
😂🤣 Good one!! I am going to have to remember that one!
Mrs. "the Knife"
Better than p*cker
lol
I think autocorrect should be thrown into the dustbin!
A friend of mine says it's from Satan.........
Could be something to that.
Later Jay
🤣
I much prefer the "underline it in red but don't automatically change it" version that I get on desktop.
Perfect.
You can disable it. But then you are on your own. 😉
I find it more a nuisance than a help!
Every time I type “were” (including just now!) autocorrect tries to change it to “we’re”. Same with days of the week. So annoying!
Or, on my phone, when I type "Well," it will automatically correct to "we'll." And I always say, out loud (as if it can hear me), "No. I mean to use 'well.'"
I have the opposite problem. I want “we’re” and get “were!”
How about THAR when you try to type "that".
That's my biggest peeve....just sounds so stupid!
Back in my admin days, I could always tell (and still can!) whether someone wrote a memo/letter/email and just sent/posted it, used SpellCheck, or actually proofread their work!
Mrs. "the Knife"
That always annoys me too! I gloss over Jeff’s typos because I know he has a limited time to write and proofread but see these kinds of errors all over the place and it drives me nuts 😩 (and not nut’s 😆)
Jeff is not the only intelligent professional doing this... it has become almost standard use these days, the aggravation of which I share with you!
I’ve found one cannot determine intelligence by spelling/grammatical errors.
I certainly hope Einstein got his theory correct and didn’t have an error 😂
Ditto and amen!
Mrs. "the Knife"
Somebody call Mr. Language Person!
(Anyone else remember those hilarious Dave Barry columns?)
No but it sounds right up my alley; I'll look that up!
Please be kind when reminding...I might be a project for you...:)
They used to run his column in our local paper back in the day. Lots of LOLOL!!!
Thank you SO much! I'd love to add a couple of suggestions re commas ....
How about PARAGRAPHS!
I remember those! Here's one substacker who uses them, and very well: https://open.substack.com/pub/jupplandia/p/the-self-love-in-group-hate?r=q4die&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Also James Delingpole. Love his writing.
Jeff isn't writing essays, though so he's cleared of blame here.
I have a hard time reading a post without paragraphs.
Sometimes I skip it out of principle.
Go for it!
Thank's for the reminder!
Welcome!
Thanks. I needed that. 😀. I hate finding those apostrophes on my tiny device anyway.
🤜
Didn’t know there was a fist bump. Thanks!
🤜🤛
😉
Better!
✔️
Although, since it became a thing to avoid shaking hands - ack, germs! - I may not find it too useful.
Agreed.
The autocorrect does it for me & I forgot to proofread
Yeah, proofreading's a must (apostrophe here because it's a contraction of "proofreading is"... same as "it's). The crazy thing about "it's" is that when that little word is meant as possessive, we drop the comma. English is complicated!
Seeing “it’s” and “its” used incorrectly is one of my top language pet peeves. Another is seeing “lead” (rhymes with fed) used as the past tense of the verb “lead” (rhymes with feed), instead of the correct “led”. Feed/fed, bleed/bled, lead/led. But then there’s read/read (not red). Ah, English!
So "it is" should be "it's"?
Yes. Where as "its fur" has no apostrophe, even though the fur belongs to "it" so it normally should.
Thank you!
What's the other exceptions?
Well, "yours" and "ours" come to mind. Theirs, too. No apostrophes.
Yeah I remember those.
But no apostrophes with pronouns?
Sure: he's (he is) she's (she is)
THANK YOU!! This punctuation error makes my eyes hurt! Unfortunately, spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors leap off the page, almost like grains of sand irritating my eyes and brain.
On the flip side, if someone who does well at math looked over my math scribblings (plural, just add the "s"), I am sure they (the scribblings) would burn out his/her retinas. 😂🤣
Mrs. "the Knife"
Arithmetic is about the extent of my math skills, decades after having had to do algebra and worse!
But you're right about how writing errors "leap off the page"! I do make these sorts of comments/corrections from time to time, and always get a few deriding me for being so picky or what have you. I just shrug, because they don't have a clue. Actually, it's as if a musician just randomly dropped the rules of musical notation yet still expected others to accurately reproduce the sound he had intended.
Someone has had too many coffee's today...or not enough.
You don't think punctuation matters, eh? COFFEES NOT COFFEE'S
I've had just the right amount of coffee as usual, thanks.
I do know that commas matter - "Let's eat, grandma!" vs. Let's eat grandma!" And commas can get expensive! https://proofed.com/writing-tips/5-expensive-comma-typos-history/
Great example... like the book "Eats, Shoots, and Leaves"!
Let's all replace our 4.5 readers with 1.0 readers.
And, yes, the apostrophe belongs. ROFL
You replied to my comment but I don’t see even on apostrophe in my comment???
What comment, Rose? I don't see it or a reply from me. My original comment was a stand alone to everyone at large.
Thanks for the chuckle, Dave! I love the image of that "heap of apostrophes".