The vanishing apostrophe.

Ooooh, nooooooo, I didn't mean to post a smiley, I meant to post a semicolon and a parenthesis. Guess I should have put a space between them.

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I may have to start a "Vanishing Smiley" thread before too long, the way things are going, osso! I've been using them very sparingly, too, (sometimes not at all, when I'd really like to!) since that barrage of criticism. Party poopers!

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I've never used them much, but have on some occasions. In this case I thought the semicolon and parenthesis would be sort of in line with the apostrophic subject matter(!!!)

Parenthetically, I wonder if people notice I make up a lot of words, or use some words in new ways..

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YES

And if you put a : followed by ) in quick reply, it converts to a smiley. Smile

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I wonder what possessed me to start this thread in the first place?

The Vanishing Apostrophe!

Honestly! Laughing

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It does vanish in some possessives...

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Yes, it does, indeed!

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Would a person fervently in favor of the wrongful use of apostrophes (or lack thereof) be guilty of Apostrophe Apostacy?

Would an actor in a theatrical performance which exhorted the audience to abandon apostrophes turn aside from the other actors to speak to an individual and rightly be accused of using the apostrophe as a vehicle?

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Goodness. Are you asking me?

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AaTruly - if you are apostrophizing us, take care.

Some of us can also repply in an apostrophic manner, with or without the use of apostrophes.

Not that we lost faith in apostrophes' use but...

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sozobe wrote:

evrytng is used less cuz the pt is to make it short n easy to read.

Worldwide phenomenon, not just the US, at all.

Actually much more common outside the US. We don't text as much as many other countries and it'll prolly get to be even more common here.

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Tangeant but still about change of language:

What about the use of 'prolly' instead of probably?

I see people writing on paper like they do on forums. So, where did this 'prolly' thing come from? From chat or the UK/Oz?
Those guys/gals in the UK/Oz seem to shorten a lot of words and add cute endings.

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Not being a prolly user myself, so I don't quite know why that is, flushd. I suspect it's more of a cultural/language thing, rather than a result of text messaging or forum use.

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Re: The vanishing apostrophe.

msolga wrote:

Lately I've noticed that many A2Kers don't use apostrophes in their posts any more. I'm interested to know why. Is it now considered OK not to use apostrophes at all in some countries? And is apostrophe usage still taught & expected in students' writing in schools in your country? (Still is in Oz.)
Just curious.

Actually, I observe the apostrophe to be breeding like pups, but in the wrong places...I get very annoyed by its misuse...it's a shame.

OK....new apostrophe version of that:

Actually, I observe the apostrophe to be breeding like pup's, but in the wrong place's...I get very annoyed by it's misuse...it's a shame.

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I have heard, that a semicolon, may help you lose weight Smile

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I have very poor grammar and spelling. I fake it the best I can. I use the apostrophe alot.

I've made no attempt to learn proper grammar. I think I just learned to fake it better. You use an apostrophe when you have a separate thought within a sentence don't you?

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I've seen that, too, Deb. In my local environment as much as A2K: "Your vegetables' here!" It seems like many folk use apostrophes wrongly, say nothing of not using them at all!.

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Welcome back, AaTruly. Mist ya'

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www.apostrophe.fsnet.co.uk Now I can learn how to use an apostrophe.

I mistook a comma for a apostrophe. Laughing

Don't tell anybody I can't spell or write Cool

it's a secret.

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We wont tell...

No, I just can't do it on purpose. I have to make real mistakes.

So,

we won't tell, Amigo.

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The vanishing apostrophe.

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