Apostrophes: Do they matter?

[MickeyTheBrick]

Does the misuse/omission of apostrophes irritate you? What about any other punctuation errors or turns-of-phrase? eg 'basically....' or 'so I turned round and said...'
One of the ones that does my head in is when people think they are speaking correctly by saying eg 'it was for Paul and I' instead of 'it was for Paul and me'.
Incidentally, can I pre-empt my stalkers and say, yes, I am sometimes anal retentive.

[MickeyTheBrick]

Not familiar with it then, Mark? It was the difference between 'eats shoots and leaves' ie what a panda does, and 'eats, shoots and leaves' indicating three verbs.

[anneasquith]

i agree MR.not quite acceptable in the work place or business. i may start using txt speak on here !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MarkRae]

I'm perfectly familiar with "eats, shoots and leaves". But that's not actually what you said... ;-)

[Prudie]

I actually saw a handwritten staff appraisal by a manager that said "her writtain works needs developing".
Oops sorry that's spelling!

[MarkRae]

You'll almost certainly find that regular users are much more irritated by text speak than bad grammar, Anne...

[MickeyTheBrick]

I did. It's okay, no-one's going to think less of you for not understanding, mate.

[MarkRae]

I do quite a lot of technical interviews for corporates, and I've seen several CVs where the candidate reckons they went to a Grammer school...

[MarkRae]

What you actually said was "eats leaves and shoots", not "eats, shoots and leaves"...

You started the thread...

[MickeyTheBrick]

Yoo is rite, mark, my apology's :)

[Prudie]

Apologies x

[anneasquith]

mickey,,,,,,,,,,,, MR is seldon wrong !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but you have a nicer nose, he he he

[MickeyTheBrick]

It's called irony, Prudie. My thread is about apostrophes.

[MickeyTheBrick]

Aaar, thanks, Anne. You're a lovely shade of pink :)

[snags]

''but you have a nicer nose, he he he''

Big round red one is it?

[saxy_jag]

I did actually have to correct my boss's comment on my appraisal report. I'd explained that I'd gained a BSc that year. Thicko put, 'she has attained a BSE'. I know I can be a bit of a mad cow sometimes but that was taking it a bit too far.

[MickeyTheBrick]

LOL, Saxy :)

[MickeyTheBrick]

Anne, can you compliment Stags? I think he's feeling left out :(

[boxtops]

Mickey, this is it.... http://www.amazon.co....tuation/dp/1861976127

The sequel (by another author) was this one http://www.amazon.co....English/dp/1843170981

Ahem, I have both of them....

[MickeyTheBrick]

*Snags*

[MickeyTheBrick]

I'll deffo have to get that second one, Boxtops. The title made me laugh hard :)