The Apostrophe

racoony | 14:54 Wed 03rd Oct 2018 | ChatterBank

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Isnt it time to scrap the apostrophe?After all, its too difficult to understand when to use it and its useless anyway.You can still understand peoples meaning without it cant you?

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THECORBYLOON

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How would you know if "the boys bikes" meant a boy who had several bikes or several boys who had bikes?

14:59 Wed 03rd Oct 2018

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snags

Feeling your nuts and feeling you're nuts.

THECORBYLOON

How would you know if "the boys bikes" meant a boy who had several bikes or several boys who had bikes?

Sqad

LOL ^^^^ very good.

Sqad

Both posters.

Buenchico

The rules about apostrophes are remarkably simple and they can help to make things much clearer. I accept that your post is fairly easy to read without the four apostrophes you've deliberately omitted but some other passages can become almost incomprehensible when apostrophes aren't included.

Tilly2

5 apostrophes missing.

Buenchico

Yes, Tilly. I'm reasonably good at grammar but, like most maths graduates, pathetic when it comes to counting ;-)

kvalidir

It's like commas
'Helping your Uncle Jack off a horse' or
Helping your Uncle Jack, off a horse'
;-)

rowanwitch

Naughty step Kval

ladybirder

But it's not difficult. It's easy and very important. Just take a few minutes to learn it and it's with you for life.

A tip, because something is plural, it doesn't need an apostrophe, ie singular = apple, plural = apples not apple's.

THECORBYLOON

I've seen "Northant's" on the side of a van.