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Mnhq - I am pleading with you. Please can we have a sticky thread to remind everybody about rogue apostrophe's. Especially in thread title's. Please?

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bibbitybobbityhat · 07/05/2010 21:20

Please please please?

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TheGuerrillaPedant · 07/05/2010 22:58

Ah, my arch enemy. Have at you!

En garde ...

bibbitybobbityhat · 07/05/2010 22:58

Shurely shum mishtake?

Why are not not rogueapostrophe's ?

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bibbitybobbityhat · 07/05/2010 22:59

Grrrrr why are you not, not not not .

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rogueapostrophes · 07/05/2010 23:00

It wouldnt bloody let me
Anyway its gone rogue

TheGuerrillaPedant · 07/05/2010 23:01
HelenMumsnet · 07/05/2010 23:02
TheGuerrillaPedant · 07/05/2010 23:02

I would so love to use this name and go round the threads correcting posters' spelling, punctuation and grammar.

But I just can't do it. So have to save it for threads like this.

rogueapostrophes · 07/05/2010 23:05

Well I am going to carry on as this for a bit and make sure all my apostrophe's are in completely the wrong place's. mwahahaha
actually Im going to bed for now so will carry on my evil masterplan in the morning
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bibbitybobbityhat · 07/05/2010 23:07

Oh I love that cheeky little
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you did there

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BookAnt · 07/05/2010 23:11

No, don't do it.

So what if people use too many or not enough apostrophes! It doesn't make a difference.

Some people can spell, some can't, some people have good grammar, some don't.

I don't think it makes people ignorant because they have decided to add an apostrophe to a word.

I'll grant you its annoying - when used by companies(who employ people to check publications etc), but it's nothing to do with you really when it's on here.

BookAnt · 07/05/2010 23:12

Snigger away - * it's

TheGuerrillaPedant · 07/05/2010 23:17

FFS BookAnt - it's a joke.

And that's exactly why I wouldn't do it - it would be mean and unkind.

I am quite happy to acknowledge that it annoys me and that's something I have to deal with - because I am overly anal about attention to detail when it comes to spelling and punctuation - even when I'm typing quickly on MN after a few glasses of wine.

My problem, not anyone else's.

But it doesn't stop me fantasising about how lovely it would be ....

NetworkGuy · 08/05/2010 21:50

far more concerned at someone writing "throw" as "through" (!)

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