Comments on: Pastor Davis uses grocer's apostrophe in booklet title http://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/pastor-davis-uses-grocers-ap.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 25 May 2013 10:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: scav http://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/pastor-davis-uses-grocers-ap.html#comment-1674129 scav Fri, 08 Mar 2013 17:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217173#comment-1674129 NO. This is a case where if enough people do it, then there are a lot of fuckwits about. NO. This is a case where if enough people do it, then there are a lot of fuckwits about.

]]> By: IronEdithKidd http://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/pastor-davis-uses-grocers-ap.html#comment-1674030 IronEdithKidd Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:09:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217173#comment-1674030 "Lemme see your dangling participle!" “Lemme see your dangling participle!”

]]> By: retepslluerb http://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/pastor-davis-uses-grocers-ap.html#comment-1673827 retepslluerb Fri, 08 Mar 2013 05:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217173#comment-1673827 You forgot to strip for adults only. You forgot to strip for adults only.

]]> By: DewiMorgan http://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/pastor-davis-uses-grocers-ap.html#comment-1673781 DewiMorgan Fri, 08 Mar 2013 04:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217173#comment-1673781 I was all ready to correct, but... that actually works, I think, so long as "It" is a proper noun. I was all ready to correct, but… that actually works, I think, so long as “It” is a proper noun.

]]> By: echolocate chocolate http://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/pastor-davis-uses-grocers-ap.html#comment-1673614 echolocate chocolate Fri, 08 Mar 2013 01:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217173#comment-1673614 Is that... a video capture of a video player...? Is that… a video capture of a video player…?

]]> By: gumbowing http://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/pastor-davis-uses-grocers-ap.html#comment-1673509 gumbowing Thu, 07 Mar 2013 23:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217173#comment-1673509 Dang! How can they just scan the cover of a pamphlet like this? That's just wrong! Now I need to find it and read the rest! Dang! How can they just scan the cover of a pamphlet like this? That’s just wrong! Now I need to find it and read the rest!

]]> By: Felton / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/pastor-davis-uses-grocers-ap.html#comment-1673507 Felton / Moderator Thu, 07 Mar 2013 23:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217173#comment-1673507 Hell, it didn't even get a rant out of David Mitchell.  Or maybe he was still recovering from a previous rant. Hell, it didn’t even get a rant out of David Mitchell.  Or maybe he was still recovering from a previous rant.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/pastor-davis-uses-grocers-ap.html#comment-1673490 Antinous / Moderator Thu, 07 Mar 2013 22:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217173#comment-1673490 It's always 's rather than ', unless you're talking about making a possessive of a plural. Iris's irises' color was very pretty. It’s always ‘s rather than ‘, unless you’re talking about making a possessive of a plural.
Iris’s irises’ color was very pretty.

]]> By: euansmith http://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/pastor-davis-uses-grocers-ap.html#comment-1673474 euansmith Thu, 07 Mar 2013 22:33:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217173#comment-1673474  Distorted? Is it supposed to be that shape?  Distorted? Is it supposed to be that shape?

]]> By: Preston Sturges http://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/pastor-davis-uses-grocers-ap.html#comment-1673465 Preston Sturges Thu, 07 Mar 2013 22:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217173#comment-1673465 Since the '60s, the pastor has had 40 years' experience with punctuation.  Since the ’60s, the pastor has had 40 years’ experience with punctuation. 

]]> By: Matthew Holloway http://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/pastor-davis-uses-grocers-ap.html#comment-1673464 Matthew Holloway Thu, 07 Mar 2013 22:19:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217173#comment-1673464 If incorrect apostrophe use doesn't bother Stephen Fry, it doesn't bother me.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRgs3yp9bbg If incorrect apostrophe use doesn’t bother Stephen Fry, it doesn’t bother me.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRgs3yp9bbg

]]> By: Jen Onymous http://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/pastor-davis-uses-grocers-ap.html#comment-1673430 Jen Onymous Thu, 07 Mar 2013 21:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217173#comment-1673430 Maybe bad grammar is his personal form of distorted sex. "oooh, baby, more improperly-placed adverbs, PLEASE!" Maybe bad grammar is his personal form of distorted sex.

“oooh, baby, more improperly-placed adverbs, PLEASE!”

]]> By: peregrinus http://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/pastor-davis-uses-grocers-ap.html#comment-1673428 peregrinus Thu, 07 Mar 2013 21:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217173#comment-1673428 Is this guy running for pope now?  He seems to have all the qualification's. Is this guy running for pope now?  He seems to have all the qualification’s.

]]> By: Cowicide http://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/pastor-davis-uses-grocers-ap.html#comment-1673417 Cowicide Thu, 07 Mar 2013 21:25:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217173#comment-1673417 FIXED:  http://i.imgur.com/fdGlf3f.jpg FIXED:  http://i.imgur.com/fdGlf3f.jpg

]]> By: chgoliz http://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/pastor-davis-uses-grocers-ap.html#comment-1673388 chgoliz Thu, 07 Mar 2013 20:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217173#comment-1673388 Grocers' apostrophe Otherwise, the thread's headline is referring to the apostrophe usage of a particular grocer. And I'm with ChickieD: sex...it IS cause and cure for just about anything. Grocers’ apostrophe

Otherwise, the thread’s headline is referring to the apostrophe usage of a particular grocer.

And I’m with ChickieD: sex…it IS cause and cure for just about anything.

]]> By: Rob Deters http://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/pastor-davis-uses-grocers-ap.html#comment-1673360 Rob Deters Thu, 07 Mar 2013 20:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217173#comment-1673360 Perverted Sex is like alcohol...the cause of and solution to all of life's problems. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUVwR0rw5fk Perverted Sex is like alcohol…the cause of and solution to all of life’s problems.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUVwR0rw5fk

]]> By: Aaron Gilliland http://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/pastor-davis-uses-grocers-ap.html#comment-1673351 Aaron Gilliland Thu, 07 Mar 2013 20:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217173#comment-1673351 Your affectionate uncle                                                                  SCREWTAPE Your affectionate uncle
                                                                 SCREWTAPE

]]> By: Aaron Gilliland http://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/pastor-davis-uses-grocers-ap.html#comment-1673344 Aaron Gilliland Thu, 07 Mar 2013 20:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217173#comment-1673344 "Examining your cursor" is listed as a cause. “Examining your cursor” is listed as a cause.

]]> By: Aaron Gilliland http://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/pastor-davis-uses-grocers-ap.html#comment-1673347 Aaron Gilliland Thu, 07 Mar 2013 20:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217173#comment-1673347 Are you brown-bagging it for lunch all next week? Are you brown-bagging it for lunch all next week?

]]> By: Aaron Gilliland http://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/pastor-davis-uses-grocers-ap.html#comment-1673342 Aaron Gilliland Thu, 07 Mar 2013 20:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217173#comment-1673342 MC Fresh Melon's in the can, 50 Cent's in the soup.  Does anyone speak jive? MC Fresh Melon’s in the can, 50 Cent’s in the soup.  Does anyone speak jive?

]]> By: Aaron Gilliland http://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/pastor-davis-uses-grocers-ap.html#comment-1673332 Aaron Gilliland Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217173#comment-1673332 We all float down here, Pastor. We all float down here, Pastor.

]]> By: Aaron Gilliland http://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/pastor-davis-uses-grocers-ap.html#comment-1673330 Aaron Gilliland Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217173#comment-1673330 It's upsetting when you can't tell if they're in or not. It’s upsetting when you can’t tell if they’re in or not.

]]> By: Christopher http://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/pastor-davis-uses-grocers-ap.html#comment-1673294 Christopher Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217173#comment-1673294 Here's an even odder rule that a high school English teacher of mine once stated: If a personal name ends in an 's' and is only one syllable to make it possessive an apostrophe followed by an 's' should be used to make it possessive (i.e. "Chris's"). If the name is more than one syllable only an apostrophe should be used (i.e. "Iris'"). I'm not sure where he got that rule, though.  Here’s an even odder rule that a high school English teacher of mine once stated: If a personal name ends in an ‘s’ and is only one syllable to make it possessive an apostrophe followed by an ‘s’ should be used to make it possessive (i.e. “Chris’s”). If the name is more than one syllable only an apostrophe should be used (i.e. “Iris’”).

I’m not sure where he got that rule, though. 

]]> By: Egypt Urnash http://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/pastor-davis-uses-grocers-ap.html#comment-1673251 Egypt Urnash Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217173#comment-1673251 He's making a joke, based on observation of patterns in incorrect apostrophe usage. He’s making a joke, based on observation of patterns in incorrect apostrophe usage.

]]> By: Brainspore http://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/pastor-davis-uses-grocers-ap.html#comment-1673231 Brainspore Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217173#comment-1673231 Those extra s' aren't free, you know. Those extra s’ aren’t free, you know.

]]> By: gibson5string http://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/pastor-davis-uses-grocers-ap.html#comment-1673228 gibson5string Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217173#comment-1673228 Yes....where can we find this?  I would like to read this entire work to......search for additional grammatical errors......yeah....let's (let us) go with that..... Yes….where can we find this?  I would like to read this entire work to……search for additional grammatical errors……yeah….let’s (let us) go with that…..

]]> By: theophrastvs http://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/pastor-davis-uses-grocers-ap.html#comment-1673225 theophrastvs Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217173#comment-1673225 ..always wanted to know when/who came up with the apostrophe <i>after</i> the 's' for plural possessive; trolls' cave, instead of say "trolls's" (pronounced the same but more obvious lexicotypoorthographically) ..always wanted to know when/who came up with the apostrophe after the ‘s’ for plural possessive; trolls’ cave, instead of say “trolls’s” (pronounced the same but more obvious lexicotypoorthographically)

]]> By: oasisob1 http://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/pastor-davis-uses-grocers-ap.html#comment-1673164 oasisob1 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217173#comment-1673164 I'll let you know in 5-7 business days. I’ll let you know in 5-7 business days.

]]> By: Christopher http://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/pastor-davis-uses-grocers-ap.html#comment-1673159 Christopher Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217173#comment-1673159 Check with the largest local academic library or university with a large gender studies department. Inquiries may also be made of the Kinsey Institute. Or there's a Hustler Store on the corner of Church Street and 14th Avenue North. Check with the largest local academic library or university with a large gender studies department. Inquiries may also be made of the Kinsey Institute. Or there’s a Hustler Store on the corner of Church Street and 14th Avenue North.

]]> By: Navin_Johnson http://boingboing.net/2013/03/07/pastor-davis-uses-grocers-ap.html#comment-1673158 Navin_Johnson Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=217173#comment-1673158 Does this come with the old time rectum massaging contraption that's strictly for <i>medical</i> problems......? Does this come with the old time rectum massaging contraption that’s strictly for medical problems……?

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