Apostrophe now: Bad grammar and the people who hate it

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Re: Apostrophe now: Bad grammar and the people who hate it

Post by hadespussercats » Tue May 14, 2013 4:24 am

I want to drop the A, get a little closer to postrophe. :naughty:
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Re: Apostrophe now: Bad grammar and the people who hate it

Post by JimC » Tue May 14, 2013 4:49 am

hadespussercats wrote:I want to drop the A, get a little closer to postrophe. :naughty:
My days of dropping the big A are long gone...

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Post by Bella Fortuna » Tue May 14, 2013 5:22 am

Făkünamę wrote:Of course that is a contraction.
Or it's giving me contractions... :twitch:
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Post by JimC » Tue May 14, 2013 5:24 am

It's giving me conniptions...
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Post by FBM » Tue May 14, 2013 6:15 am

Hey! I'm only getting one conniption! Unfair! :lay:
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Post by hadespussercats » Tue May 14, 2013 12:55 pm

I'm having conniption's.
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hadespussercats wrote:I'm having conniption's.
You sure there not hissy fit's?
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Post by hadespussercats » Tue May 14, 2013 5:07 pm

If your sure, Im sure.
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Re: Apostrophe now: Bad grammar and the people who hate it

Post by Pappa » Fri Jun 21, 2013 9:08 pm

I've been meaning to do this for several years. It's a local pub/restaurant called "The Captains Wife". Every time I go there I :twitch:

Today, I took a sticker. :mrgreen:
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Re: Apostrophe now: Bad grammar and the people who hate it

Post by Xamonas Chegwé » Fri Jun 21, 2013 9:17 pm

Pappa wrote:I've been meaning to do this for several years. It's a local pub/restaurant called "The Captains Wife". Every time I go there I :twitch:

Today, I took a sticker. :mrgreen:
captains-wife.jpg
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Post by Bella Fortuna » Fri Jun 21, 2013 9:24 pm

:clap: Nicely done. I've often wanted to do that.
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Post by Ian » Fri Jun 21, 2013 9:28 pm

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Re: Apostrophe now: Bad grammar and the people who hate it

Post by JimC » Fri Jun 21, 2013 10:02 pm

Do they actually sell apostrophe stickers, or did you make one yourself?
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Re: Apostrophe now: Bad grammar and the people who hate it

Post by Cormac » Fri Jun 21, 2013 11:39 pm

Pappa wrote:I've been meaning to do this for several years. It's a local pub/restaurant called "The Captains Wife". Every time I go there I :twitch:

Today, I took a sticker. :mrgreen:
captains-wife.jpg

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