I really do worry about this

The trouble with relying on the punctuation of a Shakespeare play is that it could have been changed many times since he actually wrote it.

Scholars over the years have apparently taken it upon themselves to alter the punctuation to suit their own interpretation of the meaning of the text - I only became aware of this recently quite by chance!

My role in retirement was to go round the country with Tippex, chalk's chalk rubber's, inserting or deleting apostrophes' as appropriate.

I then thought I could possibly get something wrong, and other pastime's got in the way anyway.
Like researching Family History's, becoming addicted to Grans'net (is the last one correct - net of the Grans?), grandchildrens' activitie's and lot's of other things'''.

rosequartz

That's the spirit

If I am faced with reading Shakespeare, I have always found that a couple of matchsticks to keep my eyes open helps enormously.

Love some of it (mainly in bite-sized pieces!)

Just for information 6-7 yr olds in Year Two will take a SPaG test 2016

www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/301895/2016_Key_Stage_1_English_grammar__punctuation_and_spelling_test_framework.pdf