Apostrophes

Agreed!

I agree but Autocorrect doesn't.

Ooh, yes - especially baby’s, family’s, party’s, etc., as well as all the others. Box’s, bus’s, Christmas’s….😩

Ah yes, the aberrant apostrophe is one of my pet hates. I do confess that I get the urge to carry a marker pen around with me so that I can correct them when I see them on shop signs and so on!

Just a little deviation. If your surname is Davies, what is the plural. Obviously it would not have an apostrophe.

All my tech are Apple devices, they appear to disagree with my apostrophe usage.

I also forget to double check, in my defence on occasions when I have checked the device has altered it when I have pressed post/send 🤷‍♀️

JamesandJon33

Just a little deviation. If your surname is Davies, what is the plural. Obviously it would not have an apostrophe.

Davies'?
I've all but given up on apostrophes.

The Davies family or the Davieses.

Davieses doesn't sound right, to me.
Not that I'm an expert on these things.

Yes MissAdventure it does look a bit strange. 'The Davieses' sound like a juggling circus troupe to me. Regarding apostrophes (should there be one here!). My grammar jumps out window sometimes in my sad, eager anticipation to post stuff & waffle & moans! 😚

It's sometimes more important to express yourself than second guess yourself, I think.

kittylester

I agree but Autocorrect doesn't.

No, autocorrect loves apostrophes, it inserts them in the most inappropriate places.

Ooh err, missus!

JamesandJon33

Just a little deviation. If your surname is Davies, what is the plural. Obviously it would not have an apostrophe.

I suppose if you're a Jones, Davies, Edward's, Phillip's or another of those Welsh names the possessive would be

Mr Davies's goat, Mr Jones's cow.

Goodness knows about Edward's and Phillip's because autocorrect, as you can see, has inserted an apostrophe where it is not needed.

Mr Edward's's horse?
Actually, autocorrect can behave itself - Mr Edwards's horse. 🙂

what is the plural
That, of course was the possessive. 😁

The Jones clan? Jones family?
Or The Joneses.

See what I mean MissAdventure! I've just noticed a missing 'the'
in my eagerness to get a word in. Third-child syndrome I think.
Oh bum, should there even be a hyphen in third __child ???
I think I need a slap quite frankly.🙃

Ilovedogs22

See what I mean MissAdventure! I've just noticed a missing 'the'
in my eagerness to get a word in. Third-child syndrome I think.
Oh bum, should there even be a hyphen in third __child ???
I think I need a slap quite frankly.🙃

Third children always like to get a word in 😁

Ilovedogs22

Yes MissAdventure it does look a bit strange. 'The Davieses' sound like a juggling circus troupe to me. Regarding apostrophes (should there be one here!). My grammar jumps out window sometimes in my sad, eager anticipation to post stuff & waffle & moans! 😚

😂😂😂

Allira

^what is the plural^
That, of course was the possessive. 😁

The Jones clan? Jones family?
Or The Joneses.

Hence the expression “keeping up with the Joneses”.

Grandma70s

Allira

what is the plural
That, of course was the possessive. 😁

The Jones clan? Jones family?
Or The Joneses.

Hence the expression “keeping up with the Joneses”.

😁

No-one can, Grandma70s

I dare say I’ve posted this before, but in the circs…..

Or should that be Grandma70's?

I'm getting confused now.

There was a knight in shining armour who used to go round at night correcting apostrophes on signs and shop fronts.

Known as the 'Grammar Vigilante' of Bristol.