Apostrophe's. Test you're ability.

mattaddick

I know some people get as angry about a misplaced apostrophe than a misplaced pass by a man in a red shirt.
The attached is masturbatory fodder for all Lifer pedants.
I do not necessarily exclude myself from that accusation.

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/iv-drip/whos-theyre-youre-its-the-apostrophe-quiz-8770828.html

Curb_It

i got three wrong!

SuedeAdidas

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/society/people-who-highlight-minor-grammar-points-are-amazing-2013082378916

Bolderhumphreyreid

On a slightly different note...

Why do people on here insist on missing out the word "to" when stating, for example, "Who's going Bournemouth?"

Annoys the heck out of me!!!

RedArmySE7

12/13

I got the first one wrong!

JT

Got a few wrong. I was confident n'all.

Curb_It

JT said:

Got a few wrong. I was confident n'all.

So was I!

mattaddick

Well done SuedeAdidas - I was going to post that soon myself! Excellent isn't it?

kings hill addick

Bolderhumphreyreid said:

On a slightly different note...

Why do people on here insist on missing out the word "to" when stating, for example, "Who's going Bournemouth?"

Annoys the heck out of me!!!

Because they are ignorant and/or thick!

Unless, of course, they are asking Bournemouth Addick who is going!

thai malaysia addick

13 out of 13. Im the one whose smug.

charente addick

10/13

mattaddick

thai malaysia addick said:

13 out of 13. Im the one whose smug.

So did I but make you sure you read the Daily Mash today!

thenewbie

thai malaysia addick said:

13 out of 13. Im the one whose smug.

Yet you miss the apostrophe from "I'm"? Shame on you, fellow full marker.

thai malaysia addick

thenewbie said:

thai malaysia addick said:

13 out of 13. Im the one whose smug.

Yet you miss the apostrophe from "I'm"? Shame on you, fellow full marker.

It was deliberate. It should also be who's not whose. Duh!

cafctom

10/13

charltonkeston

9/13 but I got 7/7 on the BBCs History GCSE the other day. So I have a good memory for some useless information and not for other stuff.

boogica

0

Ross

13/13. Easy peasy.

mattaddick

thai malaysia addick said:

thenewbie said:

thai malaysia addick said:

13 out of 13. Im the one whose smug.

Yet you miss the apostrophe from "I'm"? Shame on you, fellow full marker.

It was deliberate. It should also be who's not whose. Duh!

Theres alway's one

thai malaysia addick

mattaddick said:

thai malaysia addick said:

13 out of 13. Im the one whose smug.

So did I but make you sure you read the Daily Mash today!

I'm quite fussy about punctuation, particularly in business etc., but this bit in the Daily Mash is taking it a bit far. Professor Henry Brubaker says:


“If grammar people just learned to let things go sometimes, where would we be as a civilisation? Just fighting in mud, probably.”

wickford

Jesus' !

Curb_It

wickford said:

Jesus' !

Yes bloody Jesus's?

thai malaysia addick

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GreenWithEnvy

BTW OP it is test YOUR ability not YOU'RE - so you failed right from the off.

Miserableoldgit

92%, 12/13.
Back to school on Monday......

thai malaysia addick

GreenWithEnvy said:

BTW OP it is test YOUR ability not YOU'RE - so you failed right from the off.

Come on, stop splitting hair's

Chunes

11/13 and I write for a living. Oops.

wickford

Was that a whoosh I just herd? :-)

PrincessFiona

I thought both Jesus's & Jesus' is correct. There is some confusion at the tube station where some of the signs say St James' Park and some say St James's Park. & it is/was St James' in Newcastle

mattaddick

thai malaysia addick said:

mattaddick said:

thai malaysia addick said:

13 out of 13. Im the one whose smug.

So did I but make you sure you read the Daily Mash today!

I'm quite fussy about punctuation, particularly in business etc., but this bit in the Daily Mash is taking it a bit far. Professor Henry Brubaker says:


“If grammar people just learned to let things go sometimes, where would we be as a civilisation? Just fighting in mud, probably.”

I'll give you the benefit of the doubt that you're being ironic - I do hope so...

GreenWithEnvy said:

BTW OP it is test YOUR ability not YOU'RE - so you failed right from the off.

There were two deliberate mistakes actually but well done for spotting one of them. It's called irony.

PL54

13 out of 13

Of course