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AIBU?

To not buy a product due to erroneous apostrophes?

202 replies

PavlovtheCat · 23/06/2013 18:10

It is an otherwise appropriate product and to be fair, there is only one misuse of apostrophe. I can even see why they have placed it; if in doubt add an apostrophe, right? Wrong.

But, it makes me think they have not had their website proofread, which then leads me think they are not such a professional business. This in turn concerns me should there be a problem with the product in terms of customer service and aftercare. And, if I am completely honest, it makes me feel a little bit irrationally grumpy.

Am I Being Unreasonable? DH thinks I am being so.

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Nanny0gg · 23/06/2013 18:11

YANBU

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PavlovtheCat · 23/06/2013 18:12

I can see several issues with my own grammar, but a) this is not my business b) this is not 'pedants' corner' and so I don't need to be perfect myself Wink

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RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 23/06/2013 18:13

You are being positively reasonable. Phoning them up and telling them why you are not using their company would also be reasonable. A petrol bomb would probably be slightly unreasonable.

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ThePieSmuggler · 23/06/2013 18:19

YA definitely definitely NBU!!

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KittensoftPuppydog · 23/06/2013 18:49

Yanbu at all. I once marched up to John Lewis customer services to complain about a 'DVD'S' sign. They looked at me like I was barking, but who cares. This is John Lewis we're talking about. It's an outrage.

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primallass · 23/06/2013 18:50

YABU not posting a link.

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superlambanana · 23/06/2013 18:51

Yanbu.

Kitten, I alway get annoyed about that too. However, my mum aka grammar pedantry personified Grin says that this is correct.

Can anyone clear this one up?

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superlambanana · 23/06/2013 18:51

To clarify - apparently it's correct to use an apostrophe after an abbreviation.

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WhereDoAllTheCalculatorsGo · 23/06/2013 18:53

I also think YANBU; I wouldn't buy from them either.

I was recently annoyed to see 'this will effect your wireless connection' on the EE website.

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AKissIsNotAContract · 23/06/2013 18:54

YANBU, I was never allowed anything from toys r us because of the terrible spelling and grammar.

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KittensoftPuppydog · 23/06/2013 18:55

It is not correct. I was an editor for 20 years. If you are using an apostrophe after an abbreviation, logically you would have D'V'D's as all of the words are abbreviated. Why not have an apostrophe after DVD in that case. Rubbish. Very cross now.

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treaclesoda · 23/06/2013 19:00

YANBU

Your reaction seem's reasonable to me. See what I did there? Wink

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ChippingInWiredOnCoffee · 23/06/2013 19:02

Come on - you might as well tell us what it is, you know you'll have to eventually Grin

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KittensoftPuppydog · 23/06/2013 19:03

The only reason to use an apostrophe after DVD would be if you were using the possessive, i.e. if you were talking about something that belonged to the DVD, eg, the DVD's jacket.

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KittensoftPuppydog · 23/06/2013 19:06

I'm so wound up I had to have a cigarrette.

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lashingsofbingeinghere · 23/06/2013 19:18

YANBU

We must stamp out apostrophe abuse wherever we find it.

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Scholes34 · 23/06/2013 19:21

One of my favourite sentences is "It's on its way".

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LittleMissGerardButlerfan · 23/06/2013 19:25

Inappropriate apostrophe use makes me Angry

If they are slack on things like that, imagine what else they let slide?

I am also intrigued what the product is

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tupuedes · 23/06/2013 19:38

DVD's is ok on the basis that apostrophes can be used to clarify the meaning of the S, is in this case it shows the s is not part of the initialism.

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KittensoftPuppydog · 23/06/2013 19:44

No, it can't. Wrong wrong wrong. If you want to clarify, put DVDs.
Where does it say this? In the crappy guide to crappy English?

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primallass · 23/06/2013 19:44

KittensoftPuppydog It is not correct. I was an editor for 20 years. If you are using an apostrophe after an abbreviation, logically you would have D'V'D's as all of the words are abbreviated.

^^ This. I am an editor now Grin

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KittensoftPuppydog · 23/06/2013 19:45

And I think you mean acronym.

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KittensoftPuppydog · 23/06/2013 19:47

Xpost.

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kim147 · 23/06/2013 19:49

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tupuedes · 23/06/2013 19:54

Initialism is the correct term for DVD.

I'll retract what I said about DVD's being correct, having reviewed the source it seems to suggest that is wrong, but apostrophes can be used to clarify the structure of unusual words.

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