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To: 2ndDivisionVet

As soon as I saw the apostrophe in the headline, I knew things would be pretty ugly.

;-)

2 posted on 11/19/2012 11:59:42 AM PST by Theo (May Christ be exalted above all.)

To: Theo

Me too. There’s so much basic ignorance of even the simplest rules of grammar going around.

3 posted on 11/19/2012 12:02:55 PM PST by JennysCool (My hypocrisy goes only so far)

To: Theo

Americans are confused.

Apparently Erik is grammatically confused.

4 posted on 11/19/2012 12:04:27 PM PST by OB1kNOb (On November 6th freedom was given the death penalty in America.)

To: Theo; JennysCool; OB1kNOb

>>As soon as I saw the apostrophe in the headline, I knew things would be pretty ugly.

AKA the feral apostrophe.

A friend once observed one on CNN’s home page. Don’t these people have editors?

13 posted on 11/19/2012 12:40:06 PM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est.)

To: Theo

Thanks - it is making me nuts that so many people cannot write a simple sentence without these same errors over and over.

21 posted on 11/19/2012 2:11:20 PM PST by kabumpo (Kabumpo)

To: Theo

I’m so glad I’ve finally learned to read the replies before adding my “unique” wisdom to the thread. :)

23 posted on 11/19/2012 4:46:37 PM PST by Politicalmom (Liberalism. Ideas so great they have to be mandatory.-FReeper Osage Orange)

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