tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post3201159876836028986..comments2024-03-28T20:56:34.131+00:00Comments on Tracing Rainbows: Apostrophe CatastropheAngelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-28770693059929644972012-02-24T22:11:11.109+00:002012-02-24T22:11:11.109+00:00Arghhhhhh! You might just appreciate this cartoon ...Arghhhhhh! You might just appreciate this cartoon that a friend share with me on Facebook: http://edudemic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/badgrammar.jpgSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03097784379722861203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-51085325640749545232012-02-24T11:46:41.640+00:002012-02-24T11:46:41.640+00:00Argh! Eeek! Can it be post-Modernist ironic? Is it...Argh! Eeek! Can it be post-Modernist ironic? Is it possible that anyone could be that careless? Perhaps they are generating free publicity?<br /><br />But not good publicity...<br /><br />I also came up with catastrophe and strophe. I think they are used more commonly in French (where we don't pronounce the final 'e', BTW).Flosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18098894367955345944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-7693728320024992962012-02-24T09:41:22.424+00:002012-02-24T09:41:22.424+00:00What a catastrophe! It never ceases to amaze me ho...What a catastrophe! It never ceases to amaze me how poor most people's grammar is (hopes he has that apostrophe in the right place. Thinks one people, therefore apostrophe 's'. Leaves happy).Radical Believerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300295316861209409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-57608777675575080592012-02-24T09:38:53.567+00:002012-02-24T09:38:53.567+00:00What a catastrophe! My inner proofreader escaped, ...What a catastrophe! My inner proofreader escaped, winced and groaned. Aaaaaaagh!Radical Believerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300295316861209409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-35211332839303319462012-02-24T03:03:29.592+00:002012-02-24T03:03:29.592+00:00Ouch! That kind of thing sets my teeth on edge.
H...Ouch! That kind of thing sets my teeth on edge.<br /><br />How about strophe and antistrophe? (Common usage, perhaps, among English majors and logophiles.)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-43498642971128470702012-02-24T01:45:57.925+00:002012-02-24T01:45:57.925+00:00Frustrating, but I like that you bring punctuation...Frustrating, but I like that you bring punctuations to our attention. It's good for us.Gumbo Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02747138637571716591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-53204953519420336852012-02-23T22:16:23.401+00:002012-02-23T22:16:23.401+00:00I would have been tempted to send the newsletter b...I would have been tempted to send the newsletter back to the Head with the offending apostrophe ringed in red! That is inexcusable.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-68555878151513845712012-02-23T22:06:04.772+00:002012-02-23T22:06:04.772+00:00Oh no, that's appalling! A friend of mine has ...Oh no, that's appalling! A friend of mine has a shop and some printed leaflets she has on the counter have a rogue apostrophe. I have to resist the urge to point it out every time I'm there. The worst was a newsletter from school saying that the children "had been learning about apostrophe's". I nearly cried.<br /><br />***Faith Hope and Charity Shopping first blogiversary giveaway open now***Lakota [Faith Hope and Charity Shopping]https://www.blogger.com/profile/04247624645636227130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-36285085155958020422012-02-23T19:34:41.945+00:002012-02-23T19:34:41.945+00:00I notice that the shop still calls itself Sainsbur...I notice that the shop still calls itself Sainsbury's, and McDonald's also retains the possessive apostrophe. But Morrisons and Waterstones have dropped theirs.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-16111125668393658422012-02-23T19:31:21.773+00:002012-02-23T19:31:21.773+00:00So is that pronounced Strophee and Anti-strophee t...So is that pronounced Strophee and Anti-strophee then? And I DID say 'common usage' - and would point out that in 34 years, I do not recall you EVER saying antistrophe to me!! [and please, no puns about the cup won by my mother's sister]Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-68108619585345651572012-02-23T19:28:31.331+00:002012-02-23T19:28:31.331+00:00Thanks for that suggestion P - waiting to hear fro...Thanks for that suggestion P - waiting to hear from Ian Hislop now!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-19710222022460956452012-02-23T17:32:00.287+00:002012-02-23T17:32:00.287+00:00Sainsbury have an aisle labelled cd's and dvd&...Sainsbury have an aisle labelled cd's and dvd's and a local shoe shop has 1000's of reductions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-26586974639294052022012-02-23T17:23:08.968+00:002012-02-23T17:23:08.968+00:00"A strophe forms the first part of the ode in..."A strophe forms the first part of the ode in Ancient Greek tragedy, followed by the antistrophe and epode." As any fule kno...Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12569319536475839604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-29303684071389310062012-02-23T17:10:11.533+00:002012-02-23T17:10:11.533+00:00Oh that's cringe-worthy. Do you think if someo...Oh that's cringe-worthy. Do you think if someone pointed it out to them they would say it was deliberate?Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01729719876504930455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-22239149797378975382012-02-23T15:51:39.545+00:002012-02-23T15:51:39.545+00:00catastr'ophe?
Jane xcatastr'ophe?<br />Jane xJane and Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08102086552682194819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-84662986108723795432012-02-23T15:26:42.790+00:002012-02-23T15:26:42.790+00:00Oh my goodness! How on earth could that get out in...Oh my goodness! How on earth could that get out into the wild? They must be a complete bunch of illiterates! Send it to Private Eye at once - you might earn yourself £10!<br /><br />Pomona xPomonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18399181139470676975noreply@blogger.com