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Pluralization with Apostrophe

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JWD
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States12607 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-01-20 19:10:24
January 20 2009 19:03 GMT
#1
Pluralization with an apostrophe is easily the most mysterious and most infuriating common grammatical error, and I see it everywhere on TL (for example, you need look no further than the General forum's spot in the sidebar: "Firm's cut down on logos").

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Pluralization with an apostrophe is the practice of pluralizing with an apostrophe (duh). Some nasty examples:

BeSt has a million gateway's. A million gateways' what? Note that even if "gateways" was possessive, the apostrophe would appear after the "s".
The Smith's drove to Chicago. This means that "drove to Chicago" belongs to the Smith.

The only case in which an apostrophe is necessary for pluralization is for abbreviations with periods. For example: C.D.'s, Ph.D.'s. Note that abbreviations without periods (which, generally speaking, should be used instead of abbreviations with periods whenever possible) should not be pluralized with an apostrophe: CDs, ELOs, MSLs, OSLs.

I hope at least one person reads this and tries to avoid this common mistake. Reaching for that apostrophe key for every pluralization is hard work!

I also have a question for anyone who has ever made this mistake: why? I just don't understand why it's intuitive to stick an apostrophe in there.

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bluemanrocks
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States304 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-01-20 19:08:13
January 20 2009 19:06 GMT
#2
thank's

EDIT: *thanks', my bad.
I AM THE THIRD GATE GUARDIAN
EsX_Raptor
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States2802 Posts
January 20 2009 19:06 GMT
#3
d035 17 m4k3 ani difer3nze to any-1 1f 1 wr173 li3k th3's ?
Chromyne
Profile Joined January 2008
Canada561 Posts
January 20 2009 19:07 GMT
#4
Thats' crazy! Are you's s'ure?

But seriously, I have never seen anyone do this before.
Soli Deo gloria.
SnowFantasy
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
4173 Posts
January 20 2009 19:08 GMT
#5
Woah, how do you make your fon't red?
EsX_Raptor
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States2802 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-01-20 19:09:30
January 20 2009 19:09 GMT
#6
no but sesoruily i dnot thnik abyndoy caers

edit: caer's
JWD
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States12607 Posts
January 20 2009 19:09 GMT
#7
On January 21 2009 04:07 Chromyne wrote:
Thats' crazy! Are you's s'ure?

But seriously, I have never seen anyone do this before.


As I said, look no further than the left sidebar of this webpage:

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Can you spot it?
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PH
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States6173 Posts
January 20 2009 19:12 GMT
#8
These are really dumb mistakes that a lot of people make...and that I make myself sometimes too.

I for one am glad you went ahead and clarified.
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motbob
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States12546 Posts
January 20 2009 19:13 GMT
#9
Read this for an extension of what jwd is talking about.
ModeratorGood content always wins.
Chromyne
Profile Joined January 2008
Canada561 Posts
January 20 2009 19:18 GMT
#10
On January 21 2009 04:09 jwd241224 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 21 2009 04:07 Chromyne wrote:
Thats' crazy! Are you's s'ure?

But seriously, I have never seen anyone do this before.


As I said, look no further than the left sidebar of this webpage:

[image blocked]

Can you spot it?


Interesting. I have to say, that is the first time I've seen that, but you can correct me if I ever make that mistake.
Soli Deo gloria.
Schnake
Profile Joined September 2003
Germany2819 Posts
January 20 2009 19:28 GMT
#11
On January 21 2009 04:09 EsX_Raptor wrote:
no but sesoruily i dnot thnik abyndoy caers

edit: caer's



I really had to laugh at this comment. ^_^
"Alán Shore" and "August Terran" @ LoL EUW - liquidparty
Raithed
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
China7078 Posts
January 20 2009 19:35 GMT
#12
On January 21 2009 04:08 SnowFantasy wrote:
Woah, how do you make your fon't red?

this is how.
LordWeird
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
United States3411 Posts
January 20 2009 19:38 GMT
#13
Hooray for the new trend of blogs teaching people how to type/post.
Chains none
Archaic
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States4024 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-01-20 19:48:37
January 20 2009 19:47 GMT
#14
On January 21 2009 04:35 Raithed wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 21 2009 04:08 SnowFantasy wrote:
Woah, how do you make your fon't red?

this is how.

Just type these tags: and then put something in it.
You will ge't RED

Just quote me, and you'll see how sneaky I really am.
SnowFantasy
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
4173 Posts
January 20 2009 19:57 GMT
#15
lol archaic.
brjdrb
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
United States577 Posts
January 20 2009 19:57 GMT
#16
lol. i hate this too. other big pet peeves of mine are people who use the wrong their / there / they're and you're / your
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clazziquai
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
6685 Posts
January 20 2009 20:01 GMT
#17
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#1 Sea.Really Fan / #1 Nesh Fan / Terran Forever~
paper
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
13197 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-01-20 20:05:56
January 20 2009 20:05 GMT
#18
I AM HILARIOUS BECAUSE I POST IN THIS THREAD WHAT THE OP IS TRYING TO CORRECT LOLZ!
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LordWeird
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
United States3411 Posts
January 20 2009 20:13 GMT
#19
On January 21 2009 05:05 paper wrote:
I AM HILARIOUS BECAUSE I POST IN THIS THREAD WHAT THE OP IS TRYING TO CORRECT LOLZ!


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Chains none
Navane
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Netherlands2762 Posts
January 20 2009 20:52 GMT
#20
thank you!
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