Day 259 - Call me a Pedant If You Want...

    I do a lot of editing in my job.

    The wrong use of the apostrophe really annoys me.

    So - FGR - Be warned! It's one of My Pet Peeves.

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    1. keroleen73 (45 months ago | reply)

      Oh yes, a man to my taste! Three cheers for correct grammar, spelling and pinc...punkt....punctuash....oh, you know what I mean! :-)

    2. bonus living (away) (45 months ago | reply)

      Oh, I do love this. Then there's the tricky plural nouns like men which becomes men's -- not mens'. Great choice!

    3. Floris the SnapShotShooter (45 months ago | reply)

      owow... My uk language isn't very good... hope it doesn't bother a lot of people... =) but Great idea to show a peeve... or something =)

    4. tattooedyarn (45 months ago | reply)

      *ahk* The poor misused apostrophe...

    5. wizardjks [sexy and i know it] (45 months ago | reply)

      why is it that it seems many fuggers are speaking my mind?

      nice one though (0=

    6. bowiemarcy [deleted] (45 months ago | reply)

      I'm a writer/editor and I hear your pain! Apostrophe mistakes drive me batty. Love your peeved expression in this shot!

    7. blue-eyed floozy (45 months ago | reply)

      Drives me nuts. That and inappropriate use of quotation marks.... No, I'll pass on the "fresh" coffee, thanks.

    8. *M-C1* (45 months ago | reply)

      hahaha yes!! :)

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    9. Menage a Moi (45 months ago | reply)

      Thanks - got it in er... three.


      Thanks!

      lol - yes. That's reminded me of another pet peeve - people who make quotation marks in the air when they're talking!

    10. AndYaDontStop (45 months ago | reply)

      Yeah, stuff like this kills's me too...

      ;-P

    11. blue-eyed floozy (45 months ago | reply)

      Erm....

    12. Menage a Moi (45 months ago | reply)

      lol

      Oh Kathryn! Don't tell me...

    13. rose_peacock (45 months ago | reply)

      i am often accused of being a grammar nazi...nice job!

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    14. Emily Christine. (45 months ago | reply)

      OMG when people use good for well...it drives me CRAZY. I mean seriously. and your, and you're. two TOTALLY different things. people are dumb.

    15. CrzysChick (45 months ago | reply)

      Yay for grammar! It bugs me too, when people mess up their grammar!

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    16. sosij (45 months ago | reply)

      I love a pedant, one of my pet peeves, although secretly it also entertains me, is misspelt menus. In Norfolk I once asked the waitress, "How Early is the Early Grey tea"

      She didnt know.
      Love this!

    17. that edit girl (45 months ago | reply)

      This is a biggie for me too! (hence the username and my "superhero" photo the other day)

      Though I do give people who don't care about grammar a little slack on day-to-day stuff, but when it comes to publications, large blogs, important emails, etc. I'm a HUGE stickler for grammar and punctuation. Get with it, people!

      Have you read "Eats, Shoots and Leaves"? It's amazing. :)

    18. Amadika (45 months ago | reply)

      I'm also a grammar freak.. but in French ! ;o)
      So excuse me if I irritate you when I write english ! I try my best ! ;o)

    19. rhiannon pelagia (45 months ago | reply)

      i'm the grammar police around here, too. where do you stand on the oxford comma?

    20. Menage a Moi (45 months ago | reply)

      Have to confess that I'm a bit weak on its and it's - always have to check.

      lol - My local grocer sells " Carrits" - but I think he does it to get us pedants into the shop!

      Oh yes - I'm fine with loose-ish grammar in day-to-day stuff but I think that what really annoys me is when people don't realise the situations when it's important.

      No - haven't read ES & L - heard about it though.

      lol - you should read my French!

      Thanks!

      *salutes*

      I tend not to use it unless it would confuse my dog, Alfie and Fuggers....

    21. keroleen73 (45 months ago | reply)

      ♥EMILY♥ : That annoys me as well - also when people can't tell their, there and they're apart... >_<

      Menage a Moi: It's quite easy to tell its and it's apart. If you can replace it with his or her then it's its. If it's short for it is, then it's...well it's.

    22. Menage a Moi (45 months ago | reply)

      yeah - it's one of those mental block things I have to go through each time.

      Ermm - like telling my left from my right...

    23. meddygarnet (45 months ago | reply)

      Oh yeah, I agree with you on that!

      Meh, I shouldn't be talking so much. I know my grammar isn't top notch! :)

    24. Ernie E - INACTIVE (45 months ago | reply)

      I'm somewhat of a perfectionist myself and it drives me crazy when other make grammatical mistakes like that.

      Great shot, man!

    25. -mrsraggle- (45 months ago | reply)

      Aww, the apostrophe - that annoys me too! Funnily enough my pet peeve SP today is the loss of the adverb.

    26. Superlekker (45 months ago | reply)

      Yeah, I hate naff punctuation and spelling, and English ain't even my mothers tongue.

    27. Olga_Greece (45 months ago | reply)

      I hear you! :)

    28. Tyla'75 (45 months ago | reply)

      I know what you mean!

    29. Menage a Moi (45 months ago | reply)

      I agree!

      er.. shouldn't that be "muvvers tongue"

      Thanks!

    30. Jeff the Trojan (45 months ago | reply)

      You know, this is one grammatical thing I can never quite figure out. Is the possessive of Chris Chris's or Chris'? Is it peoples' or people's? With most other grammar questions I'm aware of the correct way of doing things, but this one always kinda throws me for a loop.

    31. ~evelet~ [deleted] (45 months ago | reply)

      What do you think of Tesco and the "10 items or less" saga?

    32. susiejulie (45 months ago | reply)

      yay grammar and correct apostrophe usage!
      (speaking of french, i tend to think the pronunciation of 'apostrophe' in french instead of english [i'm a native english speaker]). :)

    33. SAMBoddy (45 months ago | reply)

      ah yes, the tricky trickster that is the apostrophe. You know, if they would write a rule and then apply it consistently, I would probably 'get' it. But they don't and so I'm sure I break at least one grammar rule a day. At least...

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    35. Menage a Moi (45 months ago | reply)

      It's Chris's - because Chris is singular and it's people's ermmm... because I say so. ( Sorry - had to look this one up myself. No-one's perfect...)

      Now I think that IS pedantic! We all know what they mean.

      Yes - it does sound better in French!

      Rules are there to be broken. It's just that I think people should know when they're breaking them...

    36. keroleen73 (45 months ago | reply)

      Menage a Moi and Jeff the Trojan: Both versions are possible, they just have a different meaning. People's means belonging to everyone, for instance the People's Republic of China.
      When using peoples' it means people as in different races or nations, for example you might refer to the peoples of Papua New Guinea - and their traditions are the Papuan peoples' traditions.
      Can you tell that I did Latin in school for six years? ;-)

    37. Menage a Moi (45 months ago | reply)

      Brilliant - thanks. I was just thinking of the first form but yes, I see what you mean about the other.

      Dulce et decorum est.

    38. aa_just_thowt (45 months ago | reply)

      I've had to do emergency stops when Sally has spotted an error & EXCLAIMED!
      Tapa's Bar on a main street created traffic mayhem when I braked thinking I'd hit a dog!
      Pate's & Dip's on 6' high banners in, Marks & Spencers, would you believe..

    39. Old Shoe Woman (43 months ago | reply)

      me too

    40. ƒliçkrwåy (43 months ago | reply)

      Grammar isn't always my strongest suit - I get slightly nervous when corresponding with overseas friends who have an in depth knowledge of Latin - but I always aim to get this apostrophe lark right. Errors are frequently appearing on official notices now.

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