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Sue H Posts: 8172 Joined: 29th Jun 2007 Location: USA	quotePosted at 17:20 on 14th June 2008 What is an apostrophe and where can I get one? My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Peter Evans Posts: 3863 Joined: 20th Aug 2006 Location: UK	quotePosted at 18:44 on 14th June 2008 On 14th June 2008 17:20, Sue H wrote: What is an apostrophe and where can I get one? Meet me behind the bike shed Sue and I will let you have one cheap. Lol. I nearly said give you one but I am very mercinary. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Yasser Sidran Posts: 135 Joined: 9th Jun 2008 Location: Saudi Arabia	quotePosted at 18:53 on 14th June 2008 On 14th June 2008 07:05, Andy Edwards wrote: Sue G.R. is correct....fabulous apostrophe placement Yasser. Yes, Andy it's very important in writing skill, I've to increase the quality of my writing My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Yasser Sidran Posts: 135 Joined: 9th Jun 2008 Location: Saudi Arabia	quotePosted at 19:03 on 14th June 2008 On 14th June 2008 17:20, Sue H wrote: What is an apostrophe and where can I get one? LOL , .... very good question Sue ...... My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Andy Edwards Posts: 1900 Joined: 14th Mar 2008 Location: UK	quotePosted at 19:04 on 14th June 2008 Good use of the comma too Yasser....I'm a bit old -fashioned myself but even Sky News get apostrophes wrong, ie. Old Mac.Donald's farm, should read Old Mac.Donalds' farm.............the way they put it Old Mac.Donald is farm, utter nonsense!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Posts: Joined: 1st Jan 1970	quote \| editPosted at 22:50 on 14th June 2008 On 14th June 2008 19:04, Andy Edwards wrote: Good use of the comma too Yasser....I'm a bit old -fashioned myself but even Sky News get apostrophes wrong, ie. Old Mac.Donald's farm, should read Old Mac.Donalds' farm.............the way they put it Old Mac.Donald is farm, utter nonsense!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Andy!! Methinks you are wrong. Andy Edwards' farm is correct. Mac Donald has no s on the end, so Mac Donald's farm is correct as the apostrophe implies ownership.....the farm belongs to mac Donald I hope we don't confuse our Saudi friend, Yasser!! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Yasser Sidran Posts: 135 Joined: 9th Jun 2008 Location: Saudi Arabia	quotePosted at 23:24 on 14th June 2008 On 14th June 2008 22:50, Sue Gaffney-Ryder wrote: I hope we don't confuse our Saudi friend, Yasser!! Thank you very much Sue and Andy, I'm not confused at all. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Peter Evans Posts: 3863 Joined: 20th Aug 2006 Location: UK	quotePosted at 23:24 on 14th June 2008 But if he is a twin, then he would be a plural and woulnt need an apostrophy. Only saying. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
L Posts: 5656 Joined: 10th Jun 2004 Location: UK	quotePosted at 10:21 on 15th June 2008 doesn't apostrophe end in e not y? only saying lol ...our language is so hard at times. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Andy Edwards Posts: 1900 Joined: 14th Mar 2008 Location: UK	quotePosted at 11:14 on 15th June 2008 Thanks Sue G.R. It just goes to show how silly our language is!! In my defence, it's a while since I left school LOL! I thought the apostrophe that implies ownership was always placed after the last letter, eg. Martin's coming home (Martin is coming home) Martins' television is broken...or Andy Edwards is coming home (no use of the apostrophe because it ends in an 's') Andy Edwards' television is broken (as you said, this implies ownership and still requires the apostrophe) but Martin doesn't end in 's' as Mac. Donald doesn't, so it makes no sense to put the apostrophe where you said Sue, because Mac.Donald's can only ever mean Mac.Donald is. Sorry Sue. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions