In the Jennifer Garrett article, Eats, Blogs & Leaves (see May 11 post), there's a link to The Apostrophe Protection Society. I checked it out, and it's hard to believe someone would be so committed to the proper use of a single punctuation mark. I hadn't noticed, but it seems that the misuse of the apostrophe is at chronically epidemic proportions, particularly in blogs.
John Richards, retired journalist and Society chairman, breaks down every possible use of the "much abused" apostrophe in the English language, which I must admit, makes a strangely fascinating read. For those interested in improving their grammar in this area, this site's for you.
Even more surprising than finding this site, was learning there are other sites just like it, and other apostrophiles like Mr. Richards, so if you're a fan of the apostrophe, know that you're not alone.
Check out a recent post on the subject by Trudie, one of New Word's recent commenters and apostrophe advocate: Apostrophiles.
2 comments:
lol, how completely careful were you when making this post? Like paranoid about the aposrophes right?
Well, I have a weird thing about semi-colons, but that's another blog all together!
No paranoia, merely being a responsible and informative journalist. My personal feelings are of no relevance here. ;-)
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