I'm really surprised by the amount of people who make these common errors:
Using apostrophes to form plurals. That would make this last sentence read "Use apostrophe's for their plural's." I am amazed that seeing a few other people make this mistake sways them from everything they were taught for years in school. This seems to arise from the fact that we have seen a lot of advertising material in the last few years that use the abbreviations CD's and MP3's among others, but the apostrophe only applies to plurals of abbreviations like these initials, and it is OPTIONAL. So it is really not even need there.
Trying to extend a word by multiplying the last letter of the word, instead of the last letter of a word that is pronounced. If you have decided to marry someone you might write "She is the ONNNNNNNE!" but not "She is the ONEEEEEEE!" Better yet, stop trying to write like you are speaking. Writing has its own virtues. Exploit them. And yes, in this context its should have no apostrophe.
The world's only forensic lexicologist draws unfavorable conclusions about linguistic abilities when he sees these errors.
Using apostrophes to form plurals. That would make this last sentence read "Use apostrophe's for their plural's." I am amazed that seeing a few other people make this mistake sways them from everything they were taught for years in school. This seems to arise from the fact that we have seen a lot of advertising material in the last few years that use the abbreviations CD's and MP3's among others, but the apostrophe only applies to plurals of abbreviations like these initials, and it is OPTIONAL. So it is really not even need there.
Trying to extend a word by multiplying the last letter of the word, instead of the last letter of a word that is pronounced. If you have decided to marry someone you might write "She is the ONNNNNNNE!" but not "She is the ONEEEEEEE!" Better yet, stop trying to write like you are speaking. Writing has its own virtues. Exploit them. And yes, in this context its should have no apostrophe.
The world's only forensic lexicologist draws unfavorable conclusions about linguistic abilities when he sees these errors.
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