Apostrophe crimes

[Alex Bridgeman]

S'easy!

’ is simply the italicised version of '

Am I right or am I right?

Actually, I assume that there is a code that goes with each of the symbols you've listed out. Is it consecutive from the top left to bottom right? If so, what code does it start with?

Thanks,

Alex

PS - give it a few days and if mine is the most intelligent answer you get to your question then please do educate us all.

PPS - if we're talking foreign languages here, then I probably could make a better educated guess.

[jdaw1]

Most of the big names in the trade are both Producer's and Shipper's as most have their own Quinta's,

[jdaw1]

Back in the very late 1700's when

A more pedantic grumble. The “1700’s style of doing whatever† is fine, as the style is of the 1700s. But the 1700s as a set of years beginning with “17†: well that was usual back in the 1700s.

[Todd P]

Most of the big names in the trade are both Producer's and Shipper's as most have their own Quinta's,

Wow... three offenses in one short sentence.

[DRT]

- is there a league table?

[KillerB]

Back in the very late 1700's when

A more pedantic grumble. The “1700’s style of doing whatever† is fine, as the style is of the 1700s. But the 1700s as a set of years beginning with “17†: well that was usual back in the 1700s.

Not pedantic at all here, just precise. It is fine for an apostrophe to be used for plurals of numbers or dates, such as 1700's although now considered a little old-fashioned. Although I do accept that the above quote should refer to the late 18th century as the late 1700's suggests 1707-1709.

[jdaw1]

Worst case scenario, I'll pick you up from the Airport, but your right, I think someone maybe able to coincide coming over and pick you up on route.

[KillerB]

Uh rurgh. Jdaw, little piece of advice:

When somebody offers you free transport, accommodation and hospitality, don't take the wee-wee out of them for the way that they phrased it.

[jdaw1]

Uh rurgh. Jdaw, little piece of advice:

When somebody offers you free transport, accommodation and hospitality, don't take the wee-wee out of them for the way that they phrased it.

Very good: I laughed out loud, and then had to tell the wife why I laughed. As penance I had better pay for some port.

[jdaw1]

You dont have to thank me

[jdaw1]

include myself among ‘em

[Ghandih]

Sorry, just to be clear, am I being slagged off for having my apostrophe dangling in the wrong direction? In my first posting??

Julian, I KNOW THINGS about you. Yes, you know things about me, too, but they're not so silly. You should think a little more carefully. An apology will suffice for now. And a nice emoticon.

[jdaw1]

Blackmail is it? Hmmm. {Thinks.}

OK.

On bended knee I offer my most sincere apologies for this needless slight upon your excellent character, upon your vast and superior intellect and apostrophe-using skills. I lie face down on the ground in humility, beating my chest (this is all metaphorical: ignore the details) with sackcloth and ashes. For I, but a mote of dust twinkling lightly in your rare magnificence, I, your pathetic serf, your lowly servant not fit to wash your feet, have spoken ill of you, my master, a master so powerfully evil that I tremble in your presence, a master of whom no ill may be spoken. I have allowed my thoughts to stray from the path of enlightened truth; I have blasphemed where I should have worshipped.


Will that do?

Oh no: that’s the other BB.

[Ghandih]

That's a triffic emoticon, well done. Forgiven. What's BB?

[jdaw1]

BB = Bulletin Board. That was an in joke.

And it's a terrible emoticon: it moves, so distracts from the text.

[DRT]

jdaw,

I think that constitutes Emoticon Theft

Derek

[Alex Bridgeman]

Blackmail is it? Hmmm. {Thinks.}

OK.

On bended knee I offer my most sincere apologies for this needless slight upon your excellent character, upon your vast and superior intellect and apostrophe-using skills. I lie face down on the ground in humility, beating my chest (this is all metaphorical: ignore the details) with sackcloth and ashes. For I, but a mote of dust twinkling lightly in your rare magnificence, I, your pathetic serf, your lowly servant not fit to wash your feet, have spoken ill of you, my master, a master so powerfully evil that I tremble in your presence, a master of whom no ill may be spoken. I have allowed my thoughts to stray from the path of enlightened truth; I have blasphemed where I should have worshipped.

OK, so I laughed out loud. Very amusing.

Alex

[jdaw1]

Is this a reference to the second-best darts-based game show on television?

Whats the first?

[jdaw1]

It was that bad, its become a little Cult-ish.

[jdaw1]

and giving each bottle a necktag, to identify it's case

[Ghandih]

Is this just here as some form of catharsis for jdaw?

[KillerB]

Yes

[DRT]

I think this thread is:

• Educational
• Fun
• Mildly infuriating*

Derek

* because it is so easy to spot the errors once jdaw points them out and is therefore infuriating when I give him the fodder he needs to post here

[Conky]

I think this thread is...

The personification of Jdaw1's Dark Room and Pills, or the shed at the bottom of the garden, or one of those toys you rip the limbs off, or the cat you kick...

Alan

[jdaw1]

At least this thread doesn’t list all the posts in which three dots (‟...”) are used instead of a true ellipsis character (“…”). Doing that that really would keep me busy.

[KillerB]

It takes less effort to do this '...' than this '!' no matter which way you try it. I have no intention of using the ASCII character just to keep jdaw happy, especially as it is meant just to indicate an omission. I cannot be bothered with the ASCII dash either, you will always get a hyphen from me, and if you don't understand then there is something seriously wrong. Neither of these are available on a standard typewriter, so stuff 'em.

[jdaw1]

On a Mac option-; which is two key presses not three.

[Conky]

Jdaw1

Why would you want Flush Dots? There's only really Robert Bringhurst pushing for them.
I also hope you also dont mind the 4 dot ellipse, when its the end of the sentence.
I suspect your getting to wrapped up in the Chicago Manuel of Style, and its recommendations. Which is fine as it is one of THE reference books...on the usuage of American English!
(I hope you paused at the ellipse for effect?)

Of course I prefer the mother tongue. I cant spell, or use apostrophe's, but I do prefer our Styling.

Alan

[Alex Bridgeman]

...I suspect your getting to...

Now that is just deliberately provocative for poor old Julian!

Alex

[jdaw1]

displace everyone’s glass’s,

[jdaw1]

reduce jdaws stress

Missing an apostrophe doesn’t reduce my stress.

[jdaw1]

I still cant get my head round why every drink starts at 50!

Whats all that about?

[jdaw1]

Bloody Hell! We've got Jdaw1 on Apostrophe's, Uncle Tom and KillerB on spelling! Have I signed up to a Book Club or something.

[jdaw1]

I dont do

[jdaw1]

You do know your on about Northen Portugal!!!

[jdaw1]

Now dont laugh. But they did make Port in the 1800's. And to me it sounded Portuguese-ish!

If the clue Portuguese House, doesn't mean a name that sounds Portuguese, I'm seriously barking up the wrong tree. But as my Avatar will confirm... Dont Push Me!!!

[jdaw1]

Its a fact from their site. Surprised me. Anyone fancy throwing in a similar offbeat question, that wont need the Brain of Britian,

[jdaw1]

Thats not aimed at you

That’s seven in a row for Conky. He is hereby declared the ‟winner”, and exempted from quotation except for the most heinous crimes (as defined by me).

[jdaw1]

to complete it's maturation

[jdaw1]

not hit my sisters cellar.

[jdaw1]

broken the camels back

[Conky]

Thats not aimed at you

That’s seven in a row for Conky. He is hereby declared the ‘winner’, and exempted from quotation except for the most heinous crimes (as defined by me).

I've finally won something!!!

[DRT]

Welcome back, jdaw. Its good to see you're back on the case.

[jdaw1]

it has been disturbed from it's 3 year slumber

[jdaw1]

As English as squashing wasp's in August.

Squashing a wasp’s what, one wonders?

[jdaw1]

• Friday's are bad for me

Girl Friday’s whats are bad for you? Do we really want to be told? Probably not.

[jdaw1]

Chinese Girls Beer

A beer made from Chinese girls? Or maybe a Chinese beer made from girls of indeterminate nationality. Whichever, please share the recipe.

[jdaw1]

it's fragrance lingering in the glass for 5 hours.

Whereas, checking sources,

its fragrance lingering in the glass for five hours.

[DRT]

I will correct the error in Mr Broadbents text - the story of the Chinese Girl Friday I will leave for the Offline

[jdaw1]

If you want to be accurate (which I doubt you do) Broadbent uses the ligature ‟fi” rather than the typographically clunky ‟fi” in ‟five”, as, I’m sure you noted, did I.

You first correction did not quite catch this.