Apostrophe crimes

[DRT]

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

You first correction did not quite catch this.

Actually, as did you, I did, but I don't know where that key is on my computer so had to compromise in the hope that it would escape your scrutiny.

[jdaw1]

• Breakfast - Lovely Debs Task

[DRT]

A lesson learned. Abrieviations and apostrophies combined are very confusing to me. Why? Who knows, and, quite frankly, who cares?

I like learning. And this is learning.

Derek

[jdaw1]

Who can describe the roles of ' " ‘ ’ “ † ′ ″ â€Å¡ â€Å¾ ? (Other than me.)

Does the long silence mean that even AHB has conceded?

[DRT]

Who can describe the roles of ' " ‘ ’ “ † ′ ″ â€Å¡ â€Å¾ ? (Other than me.)

Does the long silence mean that even AHB has conceded?

It may do, but what they all mean is that someone said something. That something being contained within the appropriate ' " ‘ ’ “ † ′ ″ â€Å¡ or â€Å¾

Derek

[jdaw1]

what they all mean is that someone said something

Wrong. Not ′, nor ″.

[jdaw1]

I pride myself on my ability to cut to the chase and make decisions that are in everyones interest, whether they realise it or agree with them or not.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Who can describe the roles of ' " ‘ ’ “ † ′ ″ â€Å¡ â€Å¾ ? (Other than me.)

Does the long silence mean that even AHB has conceded?

The long silence actually means that AHB has been away working his socks off and has had hardly any time to drop by the forum. However, I was disappointed not to get a reaction to my observation that ’ is simply an italicised version of '. I thought that would have been sufficiently provocative to have generated some sort of response.

More seriously, I can (I believe) identify the use of 5 of the 10 and have every intention of Wiki-ing the rest when time permits.

But if you take pity on us and decide to save me the effort of rummaging through the morass that is Wikipedia, I would be very pleased.

Alex

[KillerB]

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.

This is not an Apostrophe Crime, it is a comma or even a semi-colon crime. Derek is just describing the perfect night out.

[jdaw1]

But if you take pity on us and decide to save me the effort of rummaging through the morass that is Wikipedia, I would be very pleased.

' ": single and double ‘plain’ quotation marks, correctly used only in computer code.

‘ ’: open and close single quotation marks. The right single quotation mark is also used for the possessive.

“ †: open and close double quotation marks.

′ ″: prime characters, as in 6′2″. These render with imperfect spacing in Firefox on a Mac, as reported in bug 241543.

â€Å¡ â€Å¾: German opening quotation marks, also Italian closing quotation marks.

[jdaw1]

I have loved these old white colheita's,

[jdaw1]

I am extremely surprised at how little is sold in Brazil given it's historic links to Portugal.

[jdaw1]

punching above it's weight

[jdaw1]

wine's biggest asset is it's superb bouquet, and lingering finish.

this wine is marginally past it's best.

[jdaw1]

However, its worth opening one of them to find out.

[DRT]

You're back - fantastic - the punctuation on this website is decending into chaos

Derek

[jdaw1]

You're back - fantastic - the punctuation on this website is decending into chaos

Presumably your non-use of the m-dash (“—†) was merely to test me. As was the absence of a terminating full stop.

[jdaw1]

As English as squashing wasp's in August. Lovely.

[jdaw1]

I don't frequent Asda but its worth a visit

[Conky]

What quite amusing about this, is that Jdaw1 has people on tenterhooks about apostrophe's. So instead of missing them out, folk are now throwing them in everywhere. So now this Thread is littered with Julian correcting 'extra' apostrophe's.

Alan

[jdaw1]

OK, since Conky is chipping in to the apostrophe thread, let’s see if I can find anything in his posts. Oh look…

you must need to clear your Cache's, etc.

[jdaw1]

I was actually thinking it had been a bit quiet for the last week or so, but thats a difficult arguement to expand,

[jdaw1]

Thats already looking better. Well done.

[jdaw1]

But I cant afford the big family Do,

[jdaw1]

I could definitely target Toms version.

[jdaw1]

and cant argue it'll look great in photo's and adds to the sense of occassion.

[jdaw1]

If the weathers good,

I dont think I've ever had an older one, so it'll be of interest, even if its like dishwater!

[jdaw1]

Julian, your not a Financial Advisor, over in the States, are you?

This might be more serious than a mere apostrophe crime.

[jdaw1]

So wont my presence be enough of a present?

[jdaw1]

but I cant find the glass section.

I think he said £9.50 a dozen, but cant be sure.

[jdaw1]

lots of years we wont be trying

I accept its on the young side,

That a discussion for 'Port Topics' but whats the thoughts?

Bizarrely, here I described Conky’s post as ‟Missing only one apostrophe”. I apologise for this error.

[jdaw1]

Your all heart!!!

[jdaw1]

Dont be distracted from the enlightened path

Mines in a non-humidifying box.

[jdaw1]

You explain its your very poorly fathers 70th,

always loved Cohiba's.

[jdaw1]

but your welcome whenever it suits you?

The Main Event only starts when everyones there,

[jdaw1]

and then move onto Dereks Cohiba

I presume your all familiar with these brands of cheese.

[jdaw1]

tomorrows Breakfast

And this despite AHB having said in an earlier post that ‟I am also relying on the fact that since Julian will be with you in person that all such notes and postings will be perfectly punctuated”.

[jdaw1]

For those who cant make it out

[jdaw1]

used to be the life and soul of the party, but was now a little past it's best,

but your trying desperately to ignore that

Julians larger than life,

Simons' erudite charm

the perfect foil for Julians exhuberance

[jdaw1]

who can smile at my current avatar, and remember its real.

[jdaw1]

When your trying a nice bottle of Port,

you cant drink most of the bottle

[jdaw1]

If you dont get the hang of that before next weekend

I've heard a whisper your going away

ther'll be some very happy shopkeepers

[jdaw1]

Why wont there be older ones?

[jdaw1]

Are there more Port Houses who's taste is noticably sweeter due to the position of its storage depots.

[jdaw1]

Debs and I sat on quite a few Riverfront Cafe's

[jdaw1]

I'll throw some photo's in and a few more tales

[jdaw1]

I cant link straight to that page.

[jdaw1]

and reminded me of last weeks trip

[jdaw1]

Thats why its luminous Green.

[jdaw1]

I cant see why its worthy of the mythical status