Bob's Guide to the Apostrophe in Off Topic

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Jul 16 2007, 4:23 pm
Keywords: bob, guide, punctuation
#1 Jul 16 2007, 5:00 pm
Nice.
#2 Jul 16 2007, 5:28 pm
That's totally s'tupid.
#3 Jul 16 2007, 5:37 pm
That's totally s'tupid.
#4 Jul 16 2007, 5:38 pm
If they gave those out in high school, the world would be a better place.
#5 Jul 16 2007, 5:43 pm
You forgot to mention, if theres a S in the name it is after it.

Example: James'
#6 Jul 16 2007, 8:16 pm
I was hoping there'd be a bit in there about the difference between "its" and "it's".
#7 Jul 16 2007, 8:20 pm
its not okay to be incorrect with them there apostrophe's, I aint listening to this political mambo jambo.

EPIC FAIL FOR ME
#8 Jul 16 2007, 11:59 pm
it's - it is
its - the thing that belongs to it.

That's an exception that wasn't mentioned

Still awesome.
#9 Jul 19 2007, 1:58 pm
Something that wasn't mentioned:

plural posessive

The boy.
The boy's lunchbox.
The boys.
The boys' lunchboxes.
#10 Jul 19 2007, 7:54 pm
Shouldn't that be lunchboxen?
#11 Jul 22 2007, 8:50 am
Only if you're Irish.