Concerned I have shamed myself with an apostrophe

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As a fully committed pedant I am very worried that I have made an error with an apostrophe on Facebook and my RL pedant friends will be judging me.

I’m giving away some kefir grains and said “these have been used with semi-skinned cow’s milk”. Does that imply the milk of one cow? It should be “semi-skimmed cows’ milk” shouldn’t it?

Advice please.

How will you Carrie on?

Should it not be "semi-skimmed"?
As I am vegan, I suggest using a plant based milk to avoid this apostrophe problem.

No, it’s cow’s milk when you mean the generic product. The number of cows is irrelevant. Similarly, goat’s cheese.

It wouldn't phase me (I’ve seen this incorrect spelling several times on MN recently).

I’m more worried about that “semi-skinned” cow’s milk. Doesn’t sound very appetising!

Assuming you said 'skimmed' and not 'skinned', I think your apostrophe was correct. I am slightly disappointed, as about ten years ago I wrote a comment saying 'it's' for 'its'. I don't know if it was my mistake or an unnoticed autocorrect. I was very proud of the point I'd made, and reread the comment many times before I noticed. After about five years, I appended a correction as a reply, being unable to edit the original. Takes the shine off it a bit.

Yes the horror that strikes when you realise, as a pedant, that you’ve made one of the mistakes you’ve spent a lifetime correcting. It cannot leave one unphased 😬

Please do not drink milk from semi-skinned cows.
Milk from semi-skinned almonds would be less cruel.

I often pop up on this section as Im somewhat a pedant. But I kill people in this section by admitting to lack of use of the apostrophe.

Why?

Because 'Im' for example cannot (cant) be any other word can it?

Cant, can be another word, so I might pop one in there now and then

Theyre, cannot be any other word.

I write formal reports at work all day long and have to use correct grammar but I dont (dont) care on here.

In any case, judging by other answers I would have been wrong because I thought it was cows' milk. Several cows. The milk belonging to several cows.

@likelysuspect The apostrophe is used in place of the missing letters

Can one be 'somewhat a pedant'? I would say that someone who thinks it acceptable to use theyre and Im is not a pedant.

Definitely ask whether it's faze or phase, YAY or nay...

Can't can't be another word? That's simply nothing but empty cant.

Yes I know. And?

Is that addressed to me?

I said cant can be another word, so I pop one in here and there. Can't.

I like cow-milk myself. The OED says it is obsolete, last used early 1600s, but what do they know.

No sense of humour?

yeah sorry I wss just joking and playing on the words! Not having a go at you, indeed you did say cant is another word!

Bit harsh?

Oh the horror!
I feel your pain.
I saw a private consultant recently rather than waiting two years on the NHS and my reply to his letter started
Dear Mr Robert’s
Bloody autocorrect!
I didn’t notice until after I had emailed and then tied myself in knots trying to decide whether I should email him to explain 😱

I'll just order from one of those online gasses places.

Oops! Wrong thread.

Shouldn't it be plant-based?

Based!