The Greengrocer's Apostrophe

[m27]

Be honest; how many times did you re-read and amend that post before pressing submit?

I thought the same.

What about you, m27? That semi-colon looks a bit too contrived to me.

Surely it should be M27, anyway?

You got me with the semi-colon. My first English teacher always said that a correctly used semi-colon always impressed him. Always stuck with me that.

It should be 'M27' but I prefer the look of 'm27'. I liken myself to Prince when he was just 'symbol'.

 

[quiet_riot]

I cannot abide incorrect grammar, spelling and punctuation. I know it shouldn't, but it drives me up the fucking wall.

Be honest; how many times did you re-read and amend that post before pressing submit?

Ha! Just the once. I'm fairly confident in my literary abilities. I will hold my hands up though, I make the odd mistake when typing too fast.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

Just to save us all the bother of checking and rechecking every post on this thread, can we all agree that minor errors are excused in the interests of fluency on forums?

 

[Bluebird1]

Unfortunately, as a PA/Secretary, I have spent all of my working life ensuring that the spelling of reports/presentations etc is correct.

Comma after "reports", not a "/" then another after "presentations" and a full-stop after "etc."

Hehe, wondered if they would spotted. Should have known it would be you;-)

True about the text speech though.

 

[gaudinho's stolen car]

Just to save us all the bother of checking and rechecking every post on this thread, can we all agree that minor errors are excused in the interests of fluency on forums?

If you would of read most of the post's you would realise their not checking them anyways.

It killed me to type that.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

Just to save us all the bother of checking and rechecking every post on this thread, can we all agree that minor errors are excused in the interests of fluency on forums?

If you would of read most of the post's you would realise their not checking them anyways.

It killed me to type that.

Mate, you are on seriously thin ice, to be honest.

Look at your user name....

 

[smudgedj]

I thought the same.

What about you, m27? That semi-colon looks a bit too contrived to me.

Surely it should be M27, anyway?

You got me with the semi-colon. My first English teacher always said that a correctly used semi-colon always impressed him. Always stuck with me that.

It should be 'M27' but I prefer the look of 'm27'. I liken myself to Prince when he was just 'symbol'.

The semicolon: The most feared punctuation on Earth.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

Comma after "reports", not a "/" then another after "presentations" and a full-stop after "etc."

Hehe, wondered if they would spotted. Should have known it would be you;-)

True about the text speech though.

I can't do text speak either. Us oldies have our standards but the predictive text on the HTC Hero is really good and it's usually quicker to enter the full word anyway.

 

[johnmc]

Doesn't bother me at all. Unless its an official document, a cv or a application form does it really matter?

 

[Didsbury Dave]

Hehe, wondered if they would spotted. Should have known it would be you;-)

True about the text speech though.

I can't do text speak either. Us oldies have our standards but the predictive text on the HTC Hero is really good and it's usually quicker to enter the full word anyway.

I don't do text speak but I am prepared to accept that's my age.

It took me until this year to prick up the courage to even do this ;-)

It was only because I kept pissing people off with jokes they didn't get.

LOL - nope.
PMSL - yes, occasionally, but I doubt myself a bit when I do it.