I'm singling out Bridget *smile*
Kolleen
Yes, Bridget YOU.
I couldn't resist. You asked for pet peeves about spelling. And since I
think that listservs are not a place to discuss spelling (heck, most of
us do it with one hand and half an eye on the screen) I still couldn't
let this one slide!
MY pet peeve is the punctuation of using apostrophes when not necessary
in relation to dates, and acronyms.
1900s
Unless of course you are refering to something possisive of that period.
For example 1960's country singer Johnny Cash.
I saw a banner across the side of a building. It was one block long.
Saying 1000's of CD's and Tapes.
See the irony?
Tapes didn't have the apostrophe. But the others did. It should read
1000s of CDs and Tapes.
Okay, thats all my input on pet peevish spelling/grammar. Most of the
time I realize that English isn't a first language to people on the net.
And most of the ones that English is, went to public school *smirk*
Plus the fact that I've really lost all my 'schoolish' stuff such as
spelling and pennmanship!
regards,
kolleen
I couldn't resist. You asked for pet peeves about spelling. And since I
think that listservs are not a place to discuss spelling (heck, most of
us do it with one hand and half an eye on the screen) I still couldn't
let this one slide!
MY pet peeve is the punctuation of using apostrophes when not necessary
in relation to dates, and acronyms.
>Bridge writes:[snip]
>One of his storylines is about a breeding
>project that takes place in the early 1900's and produces a fluke
1900s
Unless of course you are refering to something possisive of that period.
For example 1960's country singer Johnny Cash.
I saw a banner across the side of a building. It was one block long.
Saying 1000's of CD's and Tapes.
See the irony?
Tapes didn't have the apostrophe. But the others did. It should read
1000s of CDs and Tapes.
Okay, thats all my input on pet peevish spelling/grammar. Most of the
time I realize that English isn't a first language to people on the net.
And most of the ones that English is, went to public school *smirk*
Plus the fact that I've really lost all my 'schoolish' stuff such as
spelling and pennmanship!
regards,
kolleen
rumpleteasermom
It's funny you should pick that one to single out! Our exchange
student is a senior and he used a quote in an english term paper that
included - - 1960's - - with the apostrophe. His teacher flagged it
and said he should have use [sic]. Well, being the grammar nazi that
I am, I had to go look it up. According to Little Brown 7th edition
either way is correct when referring to a year or range of years.
BUT in the other case you cited, I'd agree it should be 1000s of CDs
and tapes.
AND then you have to take into account age of the writer too. Rules
have changed in my lifetime. It is really hard to change thirty year
old writing habits to meet the current MLA guidelines!
Bridget
student is a senior and he used a quote in an english term paper that
included - - 1960's - - with the apostrophe. His teacher flagged it
and said he should have use [sic]. Well, being the grammar nazi that
I am, I had to go look it up. According to Little Brown 7th edition
either way is correct when referring to a year or range of years.
BUT in the other case you cited, I'd agree it should be 1000s of CDs
and tapes.
AND then you have to take into account age of the writer too. Rules
have changed in my lifetime. It is really hard to change thirty year
old writing habits to meet the current MLA guidelines!
Bridget
--- In Unschooling-dotcom@y..., Kolleen <Kolleen@m...> wrote:
> >Bridge writes:
> >One of his storylines is about a breeding
> >project that takes place in the early 1900's and produces a fluke
> [snip]
>
> 1900s
>
> Unless of course you are refering to something possisive of that
period.
> For example 1960's country singer Johnny Cash.
>
> I saw a banner across the side of a building. It was one block
long.
> Saying 1000's of CD's and Tapes.
>
> See the irony?
Sarah Carothers
On Sat, 26 Jan 2002 19:47:59 -0000, rumpleteasermom wrote:
--
Sarah Carothers, puddles@... on 01/26/2002
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>It's funny you should pick that one to single out!Leave the grammar police at the door when you read *my* posts! lol.... I could be arrested for my poor writing and grammatical errors! Blame it on a product of my public school education! <g>
>Our exchange
>student is a senior and he used a quote in an English
>term paper that
>included - - 1960's - - with the apostrophe. His
>teacher flagged it
>and said he should have use [sic]. Well, being the
>grammar Nazi that
>I am, I had to go look it up. According to Little
>Brown 7th edition
>either way is correct when referring to a year or
>range of years.
>
--
Sarah Carothers, puddles@... on 01/26/2002
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Lynda
Sorry, I couldn't resist, "that's" a contraction of that and is with
apostrophe <g>
Lynda
apostrophe <g>
Lynda
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kolleen" <Kolleen@...>
To: "Unschooling.com" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 11:37 AM
Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] I'm singling out Bridget *smile*
> Yes, Bridget YOU.
>
> I couldn't resist. You asked for pet peeves about spelling. And since I
> think that listservs are not a place to discuss spelling (heck, most of
> us do it with one hand and half an eye on the screen) I still couldn't
> let this one slide!
>
> MY pet peeve is the punctuation of using apostrophes when not necessary
> in relation to dates, and acronyms.
>
>
> >Bridge writes:
> >One of his storylines is about a breeding
> >project that takes place in the early 1900's and produces a fluke
> [snip]
>
> 1900s
>
> Unless of course you are refering to something possisive of that period.
> For example 1960's country singer Johnny Cash.
>
> I saw a banner across the side of a building. It was one block long.
> Saying 1000's of CD's and Tapes.
>
> See the irony?
>
> Tapes didn't have the apostrophe. But the others did. It should read
> 1000s of CDs and Tapes.
>
> Okay, thats all my input on pet peevish spelling/grammar. Most of the
> time I realize that English isn't a first language to people on the net.
> And most of the ones that English is, went to public school *smirk*
>
> Plus the fact that I've really lost all my 'schoolish' stuff such as
> spelling and pennmanship!
>
> regards,
> kolleen
>
>
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--- In Unschooling-dotcom@y..., Sarah Carothers <puddles@t...> wrote:
errors! Blame it on a product of my public school education! <g>
professor and workshop classmates! A lot of the bad grammar and
misspelling can and should just be overlooked in a forum like this.
Bridget
>lol.... I could be arrested for my poor writing and grammatical
> Leave the grammar police at the door when you read *my* posts!
errors! Blame it on a product of my public school education! <g>
> --I certainly would not want my e-mails critiqued by my former
> Sarah Carothers, puddles@t... on 01/26/2002
>
professor and workshop classmates! A lot of the bad grammar and
misspelling can and should just be overlooked in a forum like this.
Bridget
Kolleen
>Sorry, I couldn't resist, "that's" a contraction of that and is with*smiling* I'm so bad when it comes to the word 'its' and when to use the
>apostrophe <g>
>Lynda
apostophe. I'm so bad with it with words, yet I have this pet peeve when
it comes to acronyms or years.
The grammar lady website was way cool.. Thanks and kudos to the person
who sent it to me.. !!!!
k
rumpleteasermom
Tee hee hee
I read right past that. I get into an e-mail reading mode that lets
me not see that stuff anymore. Otherwise I'd be grammatically
bonkers by now.
Bridget
I read right past that. I get into an e-mail reading mode that lets
me not see that stuff anymore. Otherwise I'd be grammatically
bonkers by now.
Bridget
--- In Unschooling-dotcom@y..., "Lynda" <lurine@s...> wrote:
> Sorry, I couldn't resist, "that's" a contraction of that and is with
> apostrophe <g>
>
> Lynda
Tia Leschke
>It's <g> not that hard if you remember that you only need the apostrophe if
>*smiling* I'm so bad when it comes to the word 'its' and when to use the
>apostophe.
you could write [it is] in place of [it's].
It's raining = It is raining.
The word [its] is already possesive, so you don't need an apostrophe if
you're using it that way.
They couldn't ride the bike because one of [its] tires was flat. - You
don't need it there.
Tia
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Eleanor Roosevelt
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Tia Leschke
leschke@...
On Vancouver Island