Misuse of the apostrophe

[3 bladed beast]

An interesting message found it's' way into my i'n'b'o'x and I thought it was so important that I would share it with the rest of the flying world as it could one day affect us all, so very deeply'

I mentioned at our last Execs' meeting my frustration at the misuse of the apostrophe. Three instances this morning have increased my ire and OC IPC has sourced the following for me. Further details are available at the following site: www.apostrophe.fsnet.co.uk.

This may appear petty but the quality of staff work is destroyed when the reader becomes irritated by transgressions of very basic rules. Please ensure that all your staff take note.



I can only hope that reading this post, that your 'ire' hasnt' been increased, nor that you have become irritated, by the trangressions of the very basic rules.....

So little time and so much to do.....but I think I might just check out that website later on, supposing it has'n't been blocked on my account.....

[sarsteph]

Originally Posted by 3 bladed beast

An interesting message found it's' way into my i'n'b'o'x and I thought it was so important that I would share it with the rest of the flying world as it could one day affect us all, so very deeply'

I mentioned at our last Execs' meeting my frustration at the misuse of the apostrophe. Three instances this morning have increased my ire and OC IPC has sourced the following for me. Further details are available at the following site: www.apostrophe.fsnet.co.uk.

So this is where ISSC tutors go on the web to get their kicks .

[allan907]

So much sarcasm - so little understanding of one's native language!

[BEagle]

"I can only hope that reading this post, that your 'ire' hasnt' been increased, nor that you have become irritated, by the trangressions of the very basic rules....."


Errm, shouldn't that be hasn't?

[splitbrain]

Apostrophe errors are common place in an individual's written work and are generally ignorable. However when they appear in a piece of work that is on public display and should really have been checked it becomes somewhat inexcusable.
The sign outside Stamford in Lincs used to say (don't know if it has been changed)

WELCOME TO STAMFORD
STAY A WHILE AMID IT'S ANCIENT CHARMS

[basuto72]

BEAGLE,

That was a WAHHH, right?

[BEagle]

A what?
.

[Rapscallion]

Fishing for a wahh by asking what a wahh is.... Now that's A-Level!


3 bladed beast - maybe you should forward this link to your staff officers...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lost-Words-M...e=UTF8&s=books


Mrs R occasionally teaches english in a state school and reports that the standard of grammar among even the best studes is appalling, and the English department are only concerned with "conveying meaning" rather than grammar, spelling etc.

[Ewan Whosearmy]

Originally Posted by Rapscallion

Fishing for a wahh by asking what a wahh is.... Now that's A-Level!
3 bladed beast - maybe you should forward this link to your staff officers...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lost-Words-M...e=UTF8&s=books
:

Humphry's book is dull as buggery. Suggest instead, 'Eats, Shoots and Leaves': http://www.amazon.co.uk/Eats-Shoots-...e=UTF8&s=books, which is very entertaining.

[Impiger]

Now there was a time that you could rely on the snivelling service to recruit a good type who understood how our Mother Tongue should be constructed. So imagine my horror to see an official Civil Personnel advertisement on an MOD noticeboard seeking to entice folk to take the tests to be elevated from Band E to Band D: The banner headline read: 'You're passport to Band D' and went on to explain the process for application and selection. Just goes to show if you pay peanuts you get monkeys.

[Always_broken_in_wilts]

With all the manpower shortages, cost cutting, lean, war on several fronts overstretch etc etc I find it almost laughable, I'm not laughing because I know that some sad fecker seriously believes it, that the misuse of a simple apostrophe is such a heinous crime that they need to go into print over it in this manner..................get a bl@@dy life for crying out loud

Roll on 2012 and the real world

all spelling mistakes are "df" alcohol induced

[228 OCU]

Well try this for size.
My better-half is a teacher and she has told me that punctuation and spelling are not checked in the GCSE English exam, and that "Text Speak" is allowed
What the hell is going on in our educational system?!!?


If in doubt Bang Out!

[BEagle]

Nope - apostrophic abuse needs to be stamped out! The next thing we know will be that 'yoofspeak' txtmsg prose will become an acceptable literary form. Together with the use of 'i' instead of 'I' as the perpendicular pronoun!

Edit - it seems that it's here already, according to the last poster. Why on earth is punctuation not checked? No doubt digi-yoof thinks that's spelled 'punk chew asian'? (Small 'a' - digi-yoof doesn't understand proper nouns!).

[Always_broken_in_wilts]

But as you seem to have got the gist of the previous post Beag's where's the crime

I wonder how often during his time Richard Branson has "kicked off" like a big girls blouse, as described by the first poster, over of a few grammer crimes................

all spelling mistakes are "df" alcohol induced

[3 bladed beast]

Merry Christma's' everyone!

[Blakey875]

Well yes but, no but, I hate especially on this site people mis-spelling Hangar with hangar...... A Hangar with an A is where you park Aircraft, A hangar with an E is what you hang your Coat on!!
Biggest spelling error in Glos can be seen at the AMC South Cerney where the Hangars all have painted on the doors in 10 ft lettering = hangar 1, 2 or 3.....

[Pontius Navigator]

ABIW, the point, at least from my POV, is that the misuse of the apostrophe, other punctuation and spelling is a jar to the senses of those with sensibility, and it destroys their understanding of the text. By the time they had deduced the probably intent of the author they will probably have lost patience and lost the gist of the whole message.

The recent DIN that misused PERSONAL when it meant PERSONNEL in relation to the use of image capture devices was a case in point. Not only that but legally the instruction becomes nonsense.

The whole point of correct spelling etc is to ensure accuracy of content and understanding of intent.




PS we are having smoked salmon so it is to late for a late bite.

[Blakey875]

Pontius - Surely in your PS you should have used the word too?

I concur with the thread though and roll on 2012!

[BEagle]

Or even too late?

Enjoy the smoked salmon!

[oldbeefer]

My personal Arghhh is with 'where' and 'we're'. Always Broken - yes, I think it does matter - children from other countries can spell and use correct grammar, why shouldn't ours?