Reading an obituary in 'The Globe and Mail', I learned about John Richards, founder in 2001 of the 'Apostrophe Protection Society'. Googling it, I was transfixed. It features hundreds of examples of misplaced and misused apostrophes. I have sent an email asking to join, as I am sure it will fascinate me.
Google it for a few laughs.
I guess he admitted defeat and closed the site before passing away at 96.
ReplyDeleteOne thing that still confused me is putting an apostrophe "s" after a word that ends in "s". In other word, "Mrs. Jones's purse....." I see it all the time and I believe it is incorrect.
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