I just received another e-mail from one of my superior's with a total mis's use of apostrophe's (yes, I kno I miss-used them in that sentance, it's supposed to be ironic)
So for the apostrophe challenged here is a quick guide how not to get on my tits:
Basics:
The symbol for an apostrohpe is '
What does it mean
The apostrophe represents a missing letter, letters or even a word. It can represent any missing alphabetic characters.
E.g. when shortening the word "Them" to "em" it should be written; 'em
When shortening the word Forecastle (as in on a ship) to focsle it should be written fo'c's'le (I know, seems crazy doesn't it?)
When do I use it
Apart from the above instance, the apostrophe also represents the missing word "his" when talking about something belonging to someone.
E.g. Instead of saying "John; his computer" we say "John's computer". Here the apostrophe represents the "; hi"
What about women?
Yes, I know it sounds crazy, but we still use "his" when talking about women. Perhaps in times of yore (I.e. long ago) women could not own anything.
E.g "Katie's massive tits" is from "Katie; his massive tits" - told you it was crazy
What about plurals?
If the item belongs to more that one person, imagine how you would say it without using an apostrophe.
E.g. In the instance of the court that belongs to more than one magistrate, we would say "The Magistrates; their court" so we use the apostrophe to replace "; their" and end with "The Magistrates' court" - Notice how the apostrophe is after the "s", this is because they are plural
What about exceptions
Stricly there are no exceptions, but be aware of the words; ours, yours, theirs, its, his and hers. These do not need apostrophes because there is no word missing.
Hope that helps, lets rid the word of bad grammar together.
please no leetspeak replys, you heathens!
So for the apostrophe challenged here is a quick guide how not to get on my tits:
Basics:
The symbol for an apostrohpe is '
What does it mean
The apostrophe represents a missing letter, letters or even a word. It can represent any missing alphabetic characters.
E.g. when shortening the word "Them" to "em" it should be written; 'em
When shortening the word Forecastle (as in on a ship) to focsle it should be written fo'c's'le (I know, seems crazy doesn't it?)
When do I use it
Apart from the above instance, the apostrophe also represents the missing word "his" when talking about something belonging to someone.
E.g. Instead of saying "John; his computer" we say "John's computer". Here the apostrophe represents the "; hi"
What about women?
Yes, I know it sounds crazy, but we still use "his" when talking about women. Perhaps in times of yore (I.e. long ago) women could not own anything.
E.g "Katie's massive tits" is from "Katie; his massive tits" - told you it was crazy
What about plurals?
If the item belongs to more that one person, imagine how you would say it without using an apostrophe.
E.g. In the instance of the court that belongs to more than one magistrate, we would say "The Magistrates; their court" so we use the apostrophe to replace "; their" and end with "The Magistrates' court" - Notice how the apostrophe is after the "s", this is because they are plural
What about exceptions
Stricly there are no exceptions, but be aware of the words; ours, yours, theirs, its, his and hers. These do not need apostrophes because there is no word missing.
Hope that helps, lets rid the word of bad grammar together.
please no leetspeak replys, you heathens!