Originally Posted by
Roghead
If one wishes to be understood and taken seriously when speaking, the position of the apostrophe does not matter a f*** . However, if one wishes to be understood and taken seriously when writing, the position of the apostrophe is very important (as is spelling, punctuation, grammar and sentence construction). I guess I failed at both, but I do appreciate the importance of the discipline.
Sorry ABIW.
Well said Roghead, you and Pontius Navigator:
The whole point of correct spelling etc is to ensure accuracy of content and understanding of intent.
have summed up this thread.
ABIW - I suspect that the reason you have supposedly never failed to convey your writen
(sic) intentions is that the reader has not understood your mistake
or they have had to pause to interpret the context in which it was written to get the idea.