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Apostrophical inaccuracies.
Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 8:13 pm
by gordonartist
Apostrophical inaccuracies.
At a posh and expensive Sydney restaurant you will find on the menu, "bar snack's, pizza's, burger's, and dessert's." These are to be washed down with premier "wines from the Barossa' " [Barossa Valley.]
Why on earth would you spend all that money on a posh restaurant and then have to read a menu like that?
Signed,
Bewildered.
Apostrophical inaccuracies.
Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 1:40 am
by gordonartist
Good one Diruretic!:)
Take care,
Gordon.
Apostrophical inaccuracies.
Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 1:41 am
by gordonartist
I can't spell either!!:-4
Take care,
Gordon
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Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 3:19 am
by theia
"Eats, Shoots and Leaves" (Lynne Truss) is informative, invaluable and amusing. Thanks for mentioning it, Diuretic...
*writes theia realising to her horror that she has been using the ellipsis incorrectly for goodness knows how long. :-5 *
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Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 12:49 am
by theia
Diuretic wrote:
Ah, the ellipsis...potent symbol that it is
To be used to show that words are missing...from the text, or merely implied...
Whoops...
Okay, so I'll have to practice being more implicit...
Apostrophical inaccuracies.
Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 2:35 am
by theia
Pinky wrote:
What about semi colons; anyone use them incorrectly too?
All the time; I appear to have an unhealthy addiction to them; they seem to have replaced the comma in much of what I write; I could need help...
Apostrophical inaccuracies.
Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 6:06 am
by jbbarker1947
Don't overlook the period. When I was young, my sister missed her's and hell broke loose at home.
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Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 6:20 am
by JayDee
I guess if we stuck to correct grammar all the time, which I do try to, it would mess up the tag line for Star Trek, and the lyrics to 'Old Man River" would be shot to pieces!:D
