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I've recently seen people use multiple commas,, and I thought that rather bizarre,, especially when,,, commas aren't,, even,, required in the first place,.I remember being asked to find an 'everyday' example of incorrect grammar for homework in high school. Having not done it by the next class, I quickly scanned the fire evacuation plan on the classroom door and found four.
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Many of you will know that I abhor misuse of the apostrophe. Well, today I saw gross misuse of a comma.Painted on the side of a lorry was "JCB,s and Tipper,s for hire".I'd like to find whoever did that & poke them in the eye with a sharpened Eskimo grandmother.Is that the worst example ever of appalling punctuation? Or has anyone seen anything worse? (Is that possible?)
The station name, King's Cross, is seen spelt both with and without an apostrophe:King's Cross is the signage used in the Network Rail and London Underground stations and on the tube map. The official Network Rail webpage uses the "King's Cross" spelling. Kings Cross is spelled without apostrophes in National Rail printed Timetables.
Quote from: DoctorBeaver on 24/06/2008 23:13:18Many of you will know that I abhor misuse of the apostrophe. Well, today I saw gross misuse of a comma.Painted on the side of a lorry was "JCB,s and Tipper,s for hire".I'd like to find whoever did that & poke them in the eye with a sharpened Eskimo grandmother.Is that the worst example ever of appalling punctuation? Or has anyone seen anything worse? (Is that possible?)Also, as Mrs Global Awareness, the term Eskimo annoys me. Please call them inuits.
I always thought "Mothers Day" had an apostrophe
Quote from: Make it Lady on 25/06/2008 17:38:41Quote from: DoctorBeaver on 24/06/2008 23:13:18Many of you will know that I abhor misuse of the apostrophe. Well, today I saw gross misuse of a comma.Painted on the side of a lorry was "JCB,s and Tipper,s for hire".I'd like to find whoever did that & poke them in the eye with a sharpened Eskimo grandmother.Is that the worst example ever of appalling punctuation? Or has anyone seen anything worse? (Is that possible?)Also, as Mrs Global Awareness, the term Eskimo annoys me. Please call them inuits."Sharpened Inuit grandmothers" does not have the same comedic impact.
Is there any cure for his punctuation Tourettes. If he shouts 'apostrophe moron' one more time well I'll........
While the term Eskimo might bother people It's far from clear that Inuits is any better (and note the capitals since we are discussing that sort of thing).Surely the important bit is sharpening, rather than mislabeling, their Grandmothers."the London Underground, (not a secret resistance movement "It is a secret resistance movement. All those trains and such are a front. Why else would it do such a bad job of moving people about?
The London Underground is definitely NOT a secret thing because it's other name is the Tube.Since I went on the trains recently and the only front is the part of the carriages !!!!!