Apostrophe Catastrophe

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Clive Andrews says:

A school?

Noooooooo!

(and what's with that comma in the last line?)

Teachers who can't write properly should be fined.
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cloudsoup says:

I don't get the inconsistency. Why not the whole hog and plump for Spring Roll's if they don't understand the difference between a plural and a possessive?
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Clive Andrews says:

Cloudsoup - I think that's evidence of the supposed 'rule' that apostrophes should be used after vowels, but not consonants. There seems to be a lot of this about.
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cloudsoup says:

Aah, of course, that would make a strange sort of sense
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

elbrizzelbit says:

This is criminal ! Well said both of you. Check out the apostrophe protection society website too.
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

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