ChatterBank1 min ago
Apostrophes: Do they matter?
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Does the misuse/omission of apostrophes irritate you? What about any other punctuation errors or turns-of-phrase? eg 'basically....' or 'so I turned round and said...'
One of the ones that does my head in is when people think they are speaking correctly by saying eg 'it was for Paul and I' instead of 'it was for Paul and me'.
Incidentally, can I pre-empt my stalkers and say, yes, I am sometimes anal retentive.
One of the ones that does my head in is when people think they are speaking correctly by saying eg 'it was for Paul and I' instead of 'it was for Paul and me'.
Incidentally, can I pre-empt my stalkers and say, yes, I am sometimes anal retentive.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Punctuation exists to assist clarity of meaning. E.g. you may or may not disagree with the following phrase: A woman without her man is nothing.
But, what I meant to say was: A woman: without her, man is nothing.
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But, what I meant to say was: A woman: without her, man is nothing.
No problem in speech, of course, because the correct meaning would be conveyed by means of pause and emphasis....