tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post222509959264915651..comments2024-03-28T02:29:37.413-05:00Comments on Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: Apostrophe UpdateAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-90842498101103130092008-11-20T14:49:00.000-06:002008-11-20T14:49:00.000-06:00Speaking as someone with an apostrophe as part of ...Speaking as someone with an apostrophe as part of my last name, I feel like I'm fighting a losing battle with companies and organizations who do business online or just on computer in general. They want me to let them eliminate the apostrophe altogether so it's easier for them to keep their records.<BR/><BR/>I always tell them that my ancestors fought hard for that apostrophe and I'll be damned if I give it up!Toby O'Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999037844031101965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-34735658059403447762008-11-19T06:52:00.000-06:002008-11-19T06:52:00.000-06:00Someone said that for every misplaced apostrophe t...Someone said that for every misplaced apostrophe there's another one omitted someplace. The Universe is constant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-36628369394770931062008-11-18T17:48:00.000-06:002008-11-18T17:48:00.000-06:00Yes, Benjie, there a real problem.Word Verificatio...Yes, Benjie, there a real problem.<BR/><BR/>Word Verification: flobag. Another fine product from Lipton Tea.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-57159737908489151392008-11-18T15:37:00.000-06:002008-11-18T15:37:00.000-06:00I've known many a student who had just as much tro...I've known many a student who had just as much trouble with the comma, but we <I>do</I> hate those pesky apostrophes though, don't we?Benjiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05155472883124774755noreply@blogger.com