Not sure about the punctuation

(Scary, Tue 15 Apr 2003, 20:57, archived)

or how about...
SUN IN APOSTROPHE CATASTROPHE
( Mystery_Bob, Tue 15 Apr 2003, 20:59, archived)

Should
there be apostrophies after Dodds and dads?
(Scary, Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:00, archived)

Not after...
...but before the s in both ;)

Just like in Woodward's.

I must stop being a pedant - it's likely to make me very unpopular.

*sigh*

The joke is very woo though. I like the Littlejohn bit.
( Mystery_Bob, Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:02, archived)

Don't
Possessive apostophies go after the s?
(Scary, Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:03, archived)

only in plurals
and some nouns that end in s (but this varies depending on who you ask)
( spacefish grontmas is 12 december- all hail the eye!, Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:05, archived)

where's Dr Phil
when you need her?
Edit:It seems the legendary unicorn is more than up to the task
( Pootle where's his tart on his sleve?, Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:11, archived)

*curtsey*

should i be proud of this?
( the triple legendary unicorn, Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:19, archived)

I should coco
there are people who bother to understand the offside rule, at least your level of knowledge has a useful purpose
( Pootle where's his tart on his sleve?, Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:23, archived)

only
if the possessor ends in an s. and there's debate about whether the extra s is required then.
( the triple legendary unicorn, Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:06, archived)

clarification
if say something was mine, it would be unicorn's
if it belonged to priestess, say (first name i could think of ending in s) it would be priestess's
if it was all of ours, it would be the b3tans'
if it was one of ours, it would be the b3tan's

/grammar pedantic freak
( the triple legendary unicorn, Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:09, archived)

a woo for the pic
and a yay for the pedantry that followed!
( spacefish grontmas is 12 december- all hail the eye!, Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:12, archived)

i am incredibly pedantic about grammar/spelling
i should get out more, i suppose...
( the triple legendary unicorn, Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:16, archived)

Except...
in those ANNOYING exceptions...

its
his
hers
ours
theirs
yours
mine (doesn't even have an 's')
(Brian Blessed, Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:26, archived)

www.apostrophe.fsnet.co.uk/

( Slim is an infrequent visitor these days, Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:11, archived)

here, have a spare


I'm adding that link to the above anim for his future postings!
( JustHere, Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:16, archived)

I think it made it into a newsletter once
or that might be bollocks
( Slim is an infrequent visitor these days, Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:18, archived)

should be
Ken Dodd's dad's dog's dead
( JustHere, Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:03, archived)

Surely not
That would mean the same as 'Ken Dodd is Dad is Dog is Dead'

The ' replaces a missing letter (i.e. the i in is)

I think
(Scary, Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:05, archived)

no
ken dodd has dad has dog is dead

it's still contrived, but that's what it is, i believe (i just realised that it might not)
( spacefish grontmas is 12 december- all hail the eye!, Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:07, archived)

strictly
i believe 's is the possessive. but 's is also used as a lazy form of is.
( the triple legendary unicorn, Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:10, archived)

Naah
You're getting them mixed up with sloppy spelling. eg: Kevin's fine (just missing out the letters 'cos it's easy.... ooh there's an example there.... ooh and another one's there.... oooohh more!!!
(Plum Pidgeon, Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:09, archived)

it means both
it replaces missing letters AND indicates ownership

the exception is "its" meaning "belonging to it", as opposed to "it's" meaning "it is"

"Ken Dodd's nuts" can mean "Ken Dodd is nuts" or "the nuts belonging to Ken Dodd" depending on context - that richness and versatility is what makes english such a bastard awkward language to learn.
( JustHere, Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:11, archived)

your all nerds

( gracielou, Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:14, archived)

Wrong!
That should be...

You're all nerds

"you are", as opposed to "your" (possesive)
(Plum Pidgeon, Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:19, archived)

but it's a meme
so it's allowed
( the triple legendary unicorn, Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:22, archived)

Oh honestly...
There's no excuse for murdering the English language

There's plenty of excuses for murdering Jeffrey Archer on the other hand
(Plum Pidgeon, Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:25, archived)

ptchaw
you say that like it's a bad thing!
( JustHere, Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:22, archived)

i love the english language
it's stupidly and insanely complicated :)
( the triple legendary unicorn, Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:15, archived)

This is the BEST
thread ever.
*FACT*
( Gotham9k, Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:21, archived)

I find I make my text messages gramatically correct
I love the bizarre complexity of English, but then I also have a similar fondness for cricket.
It's a silly sport, but the rules are gloriously intricate.
( Pootle where's his tart on his sleve?, Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:21, archived)

similarly
I always seem to have to make texts out in proper english, even though I know I could say more if I used "u" and "4" and "B" instead of "you" and "for" and "be"...

I am keen on using "&" instead of "and" though, which is just sensible.
( JustHere, Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:23, archived)

Apostrophe in the wrong place or no
I'd still buy it if that was the headline.

I wonder if Ken Dodd's Dad actually had a dog?
( HP SPEEDCORE!, Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:01, archived)

Live by TV
Die by TV...

I'm not saying that all transvestites are murderers tho'


BTW.. If you remove the Ds in the Top story you get "Ewar Woowoo's Woowork"
(Plum Pidgeon, Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:02, archived)

Ewar Woowars woowor

(Scary, Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:10, archived)

Takes on a whole new meaning, doesn't it?
Absolutely incomprehensable, but different all the same
(Plum Pidgeon, Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:17, archived)