tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post2871649086054088522..comments2023-10-30T08:00:54.059-04:00Comments on Laurel's Leaves: Editor on call:** ending apostrophe abuseLaurel Garverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-6528249963589446672009-12-16T09:10:05.291-05:002009-12-16T09:10:05.291-05:00I just edited a piece on Wallace Stevens yesterday...I just edited a piece on Wallace Stevens yesterday, and Word kept flagging Stevens's as a misspelling. However, MLA 7th edition is explicit that ALL SINGULAR subjects take the apostrophe and S when made possessive (see section 3.2.7e). MLA uses Venus's and Dickens's as their examples.Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-60934766200773870422009-12-15T10:25:23.827-05:002009-12-15T10:25:23.827-05:00Simon: Groan. In a certain subculture, being poorl...Simon: Groan. In a certain subculture, being poorly educated is next to godliness. <br /><br />Rhiannon: I have to restrain myself from going around town with a big sharpie and marking these errors with a delete squiggle and horizontal close-up brackets. Then I remember that almost no one knows how to read proofreaders' marks these days.Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-32652953949329509762009-12-15T08:57:34.732-05:002009-12-15T08:57:34.732-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-73517074814088066012009-12-15T08:47:06.131-05:002009-12-15T08:47:06.131-05:00Elle: Have you reconciled with inviting friends to...Elle: Have you reconciled with inviting friends to the Strausses' house? I think Joneses' looks stranger...the double s before the es has a less redundant feel. <br /><br />Shannon: Be my guest. My examples are a bit dull, though. Swap out my boring menus, boxes, houses and the like for some zombies, llamas and Survivor contestants, and the ideas will stick.Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-66175923860006410342009-12-14T21:35:31.027-05:002009-12-14T21:35:31.027-05:00This sort of stuff annoys the hell outta me too! A...This sort of stuff annoys the hell outta me too! Also, I find correct grammar exceedingly fulfiling. I know, total nerd ;)Rhiannon Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03611927348379723038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-88130464313435266192009-12-14T20:26:18.989-05:002009-12-14T20:26:18.989-05:00Im sure youve seen the vitriolic sign photo thats ...Im sure youve seen the vitriolic sign photo thats been going round the blogosphere with all the apostrophe's in place's where there should just be plural's. I mean, if youre going to hate on people, at least puncua'te correctly, huh?<br /><br />Oh... here it is:<br />http://jetreidliterary.blogspot.com/2009/12/my-score-is-8-whats-yours.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-57782273917509261252009-12-14T14:45:38.222-05:002009-12-14T14:45:38.222-05:00An excellent and very useful post, Laurel. can I p...An excellent and very useful post, Laurel. can I print this and adapt it as an at-a-glance handout for my comp. kids? :)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-59033988827816144232009-12-14T14:15:37.737-05:002009-12-14T14:15:37.737-05:00Thanks for clearing this up!
With a last name li...Thanks for clearing this up! <br /><br />With a last name like Strauss, I've seen all kinds of confusion when it comes to possessive apostrophe. It took me several years after getting married to figure it out myself. Strauss's house or Strauss' house, that belongs to the Strausses, the Strausses are coming over....I mean, look at all those essess!<br /><br />I fall victim to the masqueraders, too. (now what about that comma before 'too'? I was taught it belongs there, but more often now, I'm seeing it eliminated.)<br /><br />I not a grammarian either, I'm just trying to tackle the mysteries of the English language.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09687047513163296827noreply@blogger.com