ToryCynic Posted December 1, 2004 Posted December 1, 2004 Originally posted by wendy It's apostrophies Jamie! Have a read of "Eats Shoots and Leaves" - very interesting read, IMO. Alex
ToryCynic Posted December 1, 2004 Posted December 1, 2004 Originally posted by Jamie Can anyone give an example of when to use the apostrope after the 's' !? "Thomas' bike was nicked". Alex
BAZZO Posted December 1, 2004 Posted December 1, 2004 Happy postrophes cont,.. Just an interesting local way in which we use apostrophes is when talking about company names and products. Sheffield folk always -correctly - say Stones's beer Not Stone's because that would make the brewer William Stone instead of William Stones. And the shop in town is correctly called Cole's (or was until John Lewis took it over!) because the boss's name was Cole not Coles. Hope it's clear!
wendy Posted December 1, 2004 Posted December 1, 2004 Originally posted by amhudson119 Have a read of "Eats Shoots and Leaves" - very interesting read, IMO. Alex I nearly suggested that myself Alex but haven't actually read it - just discussed it at work with my colleagues. I think I'll stick to fiction - I've read enough text books etc to last me a lifetime with the number of course I've done!
Greybeard Posted December 1, 2004 Posted December 1, 2004 Another common error is 'loose' for 'lose'. I've seen it a few times on this forum, but can't remember ever seeing it in a newspaper or magazine. How did it start ?
wendy Posted December 1, 2004 Posted December 1, 2004 Originally posted by Greybeard Another common error is 'loose' for 'lose'. I've seen it a few times on this forum, but can't remember ever seeing it in a newspaper or magazine. How did it start ? Possibly because of the sound of the "oo" - in loose the "oo" is fairly short but in lose like in choose the "oo" is long.
Greybeard Posted December 1, 2004 Posted December 1, 2004 And in the past tense...lose goes to lost and choose goes to chose. You do have to admire people who master English as a second language
vidster Posted December 1, 2004 Posted December 1, 2004 This thread has already taught me more English than school did . Keep it going guy's (Ohh damn. Is that apostrophe in the right place )
t020 Posted December 1, 2004 Posted December 1, 2004 Originally posted by Jamie Nice one cosy !! ... Fancy doing a lil piece on the use of apostrophies !? Apostrophies ? Apostrophie's ? Apostrophies' ? Jamie. Already done it Jamie: http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?postid=221894#post221894 PS. It's "apostrophes".
vidster Posted December 1, 2004 Posted December 1, 2004 Originally posted by t020 PS. It's "apostrophes". Already been done t020:
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