Tuesday, November 03, 2009

How to Use an Apostrophe

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How to use an apostrophe: the flowchart. Click the link for the whole darned thing.


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5 comments:

  1. Barry Leiba12:15 PM

    «I attended college in the late 90s and early 2000s.»

    Notwithstanding that the writer is a baby,[1] I actually prefer an
    apostrophe in the first number, in a different spot, indicating
    omission: “ the late ’90s ”.

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    [1] Damn! The writer could well be 30 now. Time flies like an arrow.

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  2. Andygirl12:19 PM

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  3. Mark Allen12:20 PM

    I'm with Barry on the date thing: Skip the apostrophe after years but put it before decades to show omission: '00s.

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  4. Jessie Sams2:32 PM

    Love the flow chart! I'm going to send my students to your blog to check it out...

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  5. Kelly2:40 PM

    Mark and Barry- That's exactly as her example instructs: "late '90s"

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