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Anavis

PostPosted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 10:45 pm


Perhaps the use of apostrophes should be noted, especially the debate concerning when to put the apostrophe before versus after the "s" in a word. I was always taught (and correct me if I am mistaken) that the only situation in which the apostrophe came after the "s" was when the noun ended in "s" while plural. For example, "The buses' routes run through the city," referring to multiple buses. "The school bus's load of kids were rambunctious that morning," referring to a single bus. To top it all off, we have "Chris's assignment was late last class," because there is only one Chris.

Do correct me if I am mistaken, but I see apostrophes thrown randomly in sentences as through they were tossed at a dart board and cannot help but think one should know better.
PostPosted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 12:33 pm


A nice website for those who care or commonly struggle
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There were one or two disagreements I had with this site, but I can't remember what they were. If you happen to come across it, feel free to reply!

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