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More apostrophe confusion

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01/02/2008 12:10

I really can't stand....

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31/01/2008 22:39

Incorrect grammar at school

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31/01/2008 20:24

"Auntie" or "Aunty" which is 'nicer'?

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31/01/2008 09:37

BAD Cbeebies Gormless Andy

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31/01/2008 09:14

sobs

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30/01/2008 19:53

The decline of standards in the pluperfect conditional

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30/01/2008 14:17

Pedant's Joke Book

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29/01/2008 13:39

My son is a little pedant [proud]

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28/01/2008 13:53

Apostrophe Catastrophe

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28/01/2008 11:42

HELP: Supper, dinner, tea dilemma

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27/01/2008 22:03

How do you pronounce Gio Goi?

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26/01/2008 18:20

I'm having an 'its' problem - Please clarify it for me?

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25/01/2008 22:09

Where do I put the apostrophe....

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24/01/2008 20:27

ooh oooh OOOOH i just though of another one -- and i don't think it has been discussed here before -- "is Jack there AT ALL?"

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24/01/2008 20:24

Why is everyone taking Umbridge on MN? Is it a full moon?

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23/01/2008 21:00

hi can any of you help me improve my english?

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23/01/2008 14:33

Come on braniacs, help me out

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22/01/2008 19:42

I before E except after C

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21/01/2008 23:08

Proper nouns deserve capital letters!

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21/01/2008 22:01

I have just telephoned a shop for the sole purpose of -

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21/01/2008 13:05

Difference between bought and brought please?

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20/01/2008 18:08

please help a non pendant

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20/01/2008 17:55

any willing pedants....

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20/01/2008 09:05

Obliviousness!!!!!

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19/01/2008 21:50

Just enjoyed some wine which, according to its label, "goes well with fish or anything chickeny"

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19/01/2008 21:44

Thread killer

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19/01/2008 20:52

I'm doing coursework - I need help it's not 'acting as' because I want them to 'be' it - what word do I need?

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19/01/2008 11:28

'I'm having a toilet'

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18/01/2008 19:54

How's this for unnecessary clarification?

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18/01/2008 13:58

for crimes against the apostrophe, i hereby nominate... AUSSIE SHAMPOO

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17/01/2008 20:59

Now a blooper on MN Homepage:

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17/01/2008 20:22

Can someone explain the definition of "post modern" to me?

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17/01/2008 17:07

Always wanted to know this.... what does [sic] stand for???

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17/01/2008 14:16

Are you the *Funnest* person on Facebook?

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17/01/2008 13:18

The antipedants strike back.

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16/01/2008 21:26

Editorial workers sign in here (even though editors aren't pedants)

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16/01/2008 12:40

It is norovirus. NORO. Not 'novo'.

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14/01/2008 15:53

Question "X'mas"

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14/01/2008 10:59

Try this for a festive treat

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11/01/2008 20:51

"I haven't had THE chance." Surely?

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11/01/2008 09:50

pronouncing either/neither

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10/01/2008 21:26

How do you pronounce 'Des Moines', as in the place in Iowa....?

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09/01/2008 21:22

Pooh

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09/01/2008 20:31

OH HOHOHOHOH I saw a huge blooper in M&S today!!!

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09/01/2008 14:45

Pronounciation of "whilst"

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08/01/2008 00:51

The thing is, is why do people feel the need to add the extra 'is'?

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08/01/2008 00:45

A friend who wants to be an English as a Second Language teacher has an American v. Brit idiom question

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07/01/2008 22:44

Do you say lavatory, loo or toilet?

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07/01/2008 17:39

2x concentrated

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07/01/2008 17:15

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