kobblers Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 i just saw a pic on the random images column that had pet tags spelt 'pet tag's' i keep seeing plurals with an apostrophe that shouldn't be there i hope the display board wasn't supplied with the header already engraved. rick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k4mrc Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 i saw a tking on the news (bbc i think) where they were asking members of the public to put them 'apostrophes' in the correct order. i think there was 3 to complete, only 2 out of about 90 people got it ccorrect. i probaly never get it right, - notice i havent used any this time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANDY Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 methinks a tutorial on those apostrophe's or apostrophes is in order. i never get em right.. presidents' cup or president's cup. i dunno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derek Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 i think the apostrophe comes before the s if you are decscribing a plural as in 1 apple or 10 apple's or cat's whiskers to cat whiskers or maybe i'm just talking sh*t again because i never passed my english Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 maybe i'm just talking sh*t again because i never passed my english I did but I still get confused. schools must be to blame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auto Key Wizard Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 methinks a tutorial on those apostrophe's or apostrophes is in order. i never get em right.. presidents' cup or president's cup. i dunno The Presidents Cup & Players' Player of the Year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 I just engrave whatever the customer writes down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANDY Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 I just engrave whatever the customer writes down gets my vote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Gardner Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 i just saw a pic on the random images column that had pet tags spelt 'pet tag's' i keep seeing plurals with an apostrophe that shouldn't be there i hope the display board wasn't supplied with the header already engraved. rick. I am the guilty one who made my own display boards with the APOSTROPHE that does not need to be their.The board still works well i sell a lot of tags from it and nobody has mentioned the apostrophe untill now i think it will stay their untill i update my boards.I may not be the best speller in the world but in the shop i just engrave what the customer writes down always works well for me. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobblers Posted June 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 methinks a tutorial on those apostrophe's or apostrophes is in order. i never get em right.. presidents' cup or president's cup. i dunno The Presidents Cup & Players' Player of the Year The President's Cup (or Presidents' cup if referring to a few,past or present, presidents) rick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auto Key Wizard Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobblers Posted June 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 anyway, what am i going on at? i had a sign up for ages saying knifes sharpened before i realised it shoulda been knives. as a general rule of thumb an apostrophe only happens where belongings are concerned but there is a rule as to where the apostrophe is placed, before, or after the S. if the item the apostrophe is for is a single item or person (not people), eg: mark's shoes, rick's shop, dog's collar then the apostrophe goes before the S. if the item the apostrophe is for is in the plural then the apostrophe goes after the S. eg: smiths' (more than one smith) services, two months' time. you don't use an apostrophe for phrases such as dog bones, cheap videos, carrier bags etc. rick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobblers Posted June 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 here's a way that explains it more clearer than i just did http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/ ... apost.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 Just rember the ones we use mostly Players' Player after the s as there is more than one player Manager's Player before the s as there is only one manager Parents' Player after the s as there is more than one parent If in doubt leave it out!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobblers Posted June 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 Just rember the ones we use mostly Players' Player after the s as there is more than one player Manager's Player before the s as there is only one manager Parents' Player after the s as there is more than one parent If in doubt leave it out!!! sound advice, cheers vinny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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