How many of you have seen this? – a plural posessive written as apostrophe-e-s? Yup, that’s right; plural class to class’es. You can almost admire the strenuous brainfarting it took to come up with that one. :rolleyes:
This is a bit off-topic, but… While construction was going on in the subway station I enter going to work, the stairs were temporarily blocked off – or, as the sign put it, temporally closed.
I have a few family members that, everytime they send me a birthday card or whatever, they always write
"Jon" on the envelope. Now, I was adopted, so I wonder…are they sending me some kind of subtle hint about something? :dubious:
This is the funniest thread I’ve read in a long time. Well, at least since the “1920s style death ray” thread 
I’m guilty of that. And “Tho” too. I type “I dunno” alot as well. I don’t know why. Thats only in regards to the internet. I would never write or type “tonite” or “I dunno” say, on a resume or something.
Jon
Actually, it’s “people’s”. Men’s Room, People’s Court, Women’s Day, but: Ladies’ Night, Boys’ Soapbox Derby.
You can make a parenthetical statement a sentence (this is a good example) or a non-sentence (like this). Terminal punctuation is almost never used within parentheses (or is it?) unless it disagrees with the sentence’s main punctuation. A period should not be used within a parenthetical statement.
No. My name is James, but I go by Jurph or J.R. Because I capitalize my sentences and use the (archaic) double-space after my periods, this should not be confusing.
No, a semicolon separates two complete but unrelated thoughts; you can use it as I just have. It can also be used when delimiting a list of complicated items: lists of place names (that include commas) like Little Rock, Arkansas; lists of titles that contain confusing punctuation like Rex Morgan, M.D. or sex, lies, and videotape; or whenever you feel they would add more clarity to a list of cumbersome elements. In this case, you should set off the list with a leading colon.
Yeah, that works, but next time use a QUOTE tag so we know who said it.
I can’t remember where I heard this:
An apostrophe has come to mean “Warning! ‘S’ coming!”
You used two ’ rather than one " in your tag. I seem to remember another thread where someone made the same mistake.
At work: Employee’s Only This is an engraved sign.
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The choice for “seafood”.
It was probably this thread. Before it got resurected.
Hah, I think you’re right. I didn’t notice the posting dates at first.
I’ve been grading student papers recently, and have discovered something about myself: that, faced with appalling writing and a complete inability to punctuate properly or use basic grammar, I undergo a Bruce Banner-like transformation into Bob the Angry Flower. The spouse had to come into the kitchen after I started shouting “NO! WRONG! STOP DOING THAT! WHERE DID YOU LEARN THAT!?! YOU IDIOT!” and take the paper away from me for a minute while I calmed down. And I was only on the abstract. Jeebus, but it was bad.
Well thanks, Jurph, for giving my old thread a boost. I feel a gentle glow of affirmation.