Not sure about the punctuation
From the Tabloid Photostories challenge. See all 240 entries (closed)
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From the Tabloid Photostories challenge. See all 240 entries (closed)
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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.
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Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:02,
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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.
only in plurals
and some nouns that end in s (but this varies depending on who you ask)
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Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:05,
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where's Dr Phil
when you need her?
Edit:It seems the legendary unicorn is more than up to the task
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Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:11,
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Edit:It seems the legendary unicorn is more than up to the task
I should coco
there are people who bother to understand the offside rule, at least your level of knowledge has a useful purpose
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Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:23,
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only
if the possessor ends in an s. and there's debate about whether the extra s is required then.
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Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:06,
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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
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Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:09,
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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
i am incredibly pedantic about grammar/spelling
i should get out more, i suppose...
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Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:16,
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Except...
in those ANNOYING exceptions...
its
his
hers
ours
theirs
yours
mine (doesn't even have an 's')
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Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:26,
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its
his
hers
ours
theirs
yours
mine (doesn't even have an 's')
here, have a spare
I'm adding that link to the above anim for his future postings!
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Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:16,
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I'm adding that link to the above anim for his future postings!
I think it made it into a newsletter once
or that might be bollocks
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Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:18,
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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
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Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:05,
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The ' replaces a missing letter (i.e. the i in is)
I think
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)
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Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:07,
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it's still contrived, but that's what it is, i believe (i just realised that it might not)
strictly
i believe 's is the possessive. but 's is also used as a lazy form of is.
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Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:10,
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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!!!
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Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:09,
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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.
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Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:11,
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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.
Wrong!
That should be...
You're all nerds
"you are", as opposed to "your" (possesive)
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Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:19,
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You're all nerds
"you are", as opposed to "your" (possesive)
Oh honestly...
There's no excuse for murdering the English language
There's plenty of excuses for murdering Jeffrey Archer on the other hand
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Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:25,
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There's plenty of excuses for murdering Jeffrey Archer on the other hand
i love the english language
it's stupidly and insanely complicated :)
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Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:15,
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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.
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Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:21,
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It's a silly sport, but the rules are gloriously intricate.
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.
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Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:23,
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I am keen on using "&" instead of "and" though, which is just sensible.
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?
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Tue 15 Apr 2003, 21:01,
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I wonder if Ken Dodd's Dad actually had a dog?