tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post3828559359235308600..comments2024-03-11T06:27:38.308-07:00Comments on AND SEW IT GOES: The object # 8 Apostrophe catastropheTerry Granthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16650965451863656517noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-68730172693316955002010-07-18T17:45:39.685-07:002010-07-18T17:45:39.685-07:00I enjoyed your commentary about the apostrophe abu...I enjoyed your commentary about the apostrophe abuse AND I enjoyed the link to the parody... I just finished the second book and am looking forward to the third book... all the Scandinavian words are a hoot!katquilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11435390717905491844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-8623194274487580392010-07-16T16:02:39.067-07:002010-07-16T16:02:39.067-07:00When you meet a fellow with the first name Grant g...When you meet a fellow with the first name Grant give him the sign. First, cut off the "the" and sand down the edge.<br />Grant can put it above his garage door.Christine Threshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07472999420963274439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-8235268259675664232010-07-16T12:01:57.492-07:002010-07-16T12:01:57.492-07:00I'm pretty certain we had that above our front...I'm pretty certain we had that above our front door in Ashland. I was hardly visible from the street... I could be imagining things, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-70820114777350144492010-07-12T13:06:51.364-07:002010-07-12T13:06:51.364-07:00Hang onto it until you feel better and then find a...Hang onto it until you feel better and then find a way to make it a joke...maybe paint a poison oak leaf on the spot...Vicky aka Stichrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02398784887410187456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-62351292663367885672010-07-11T17:50:07.797-07:002010-07-11T17:50:07.797-07:00Thanks for the link to the parody, that was hilari...Thanks for the link to the parody, that was hilarious.Leef.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-88079521701834773342010-07-11T08:20:23.798-07:002010-07-11T08:20:23.798-07:00that is one of my pet peeves, too. what is wrong w...that is one of my pet peeves, too. what is wrong with people....did they miss school the day everyone learned about apostrophes?shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10970423541823157057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-27587036720877432002010-07-11T07:46:32.351-07:002010-07-11T07:46:32.351-07:00Extra apostrophes like that drive me crazy. There ...Extra apostrophes like that drive me crazy. There are lots of them out there. I'd probably burn the sign too.Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17083924435653058457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-17481555882056846702010-07-11T06:46:09.299-07:002010-07-11T06:46:09.299-07:00Some people just don't get it about apostrophe...Some people just don't get it about apostrophes! Yes, it deserves to be tossed out. I hope you are on the mend. At least you got some good reading time!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18356998698106275372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-43252473029747686302010-07-11T06:15:01.401-07:002010-07-11T06:15:01.401-07:00Have you read the book Eats, Shoots & Leaves? ...Have you read the book Eats, Shoots & Leaves? It's a great book about punctuation. It should be required reading in high school - of course, the teachers would need to read it too!<br /><br />I am starting "Hornet's Nest" today. I just finished 2 really bad books so I am looking forward to one that I think I can count on!Vicki Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06929340703066037054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-70130964695110045952010-07-11T03:23:09.679-07:002010-07-11T03:23:09.679-07:001. cut the end of the wood between T and apostroph...1. cut the end of the wood between T and apostrophe<br />2. cut off the apostrophe from the shorter part<br />3. rejoin parts with a good glue<br />4. fill and grind bits of gap between the parts<br />5. if still visible gap, paint background. <br /><br />Made a mistake, so I had to post it again.<br />You would not believe how the innocent little apostrophe is abused in Germany!Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03005517826999307074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-11000377546421257572010-07-11T03:16:42.741-07:002010-07-11T03:16:42.741-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03005517826999307074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-42674290085669367722010-07-10T19:03:55.360-07:002010-07-10T19:03:55.360-07:00If that sign were mine, it would be in the trash; ...If that sign were mine, it would be in the trash; that's how crazy those grammatical errors make me! People are just plain illiterate - don't get me started.<br /><br />Glad you are feeling better today! Really sick is not good:-(<br /><br /> I read that book and didn't feel the need to read either the first or the last ones, but it did pass the time.Raynahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02981832263645584878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-43235449593012778232010-07-10T18:51:15.135-07:002010-07-10T18:51:15.135-07:00I'm often guilty of inappropriate apostrophes ...I'm often guilty of inappropriate apostrophes or the lack of an apostropre. I was going to post yesterday, when you were under the weather. I picked that book up while traveling and finished it a couple of weeks ago. I haven't read the previous books, but he filled in the backgrounds so well, I'm not feeling the need read them.<br /><br />I would have posted a comment but I was a bit blogging challenged yesterday for some reason.<br /><br />Hope you're feeling better.Laineehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529477459364447401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-8642871546887297862010-07-10T18:05:45.120-07:002010-07-10T18:05:45.120-07:00That particular error drives me nuts (NOT nut'...That particular error drives me nuts (NOT nut's!)<br />Maybe you should get another plaque that says: [sic]wlstarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01170024789406711680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-37208154262449146082010-07-10T16:00:11.329-07:002010-07-10T16:00:11.329-07:00Apostrophe errors are a big pet peeve of a good fr...Apostrophe errors are a big pet peeve of a good friend of mine. Did you know there were lots of websites and blogs dedicated to it? Here is one of her favorites:<br />http://www.apostropheabuse.com/<br /><br />Hope you feel better soon. Both my daughter and I had bronchitis about a month ago. No fun.Susan Brubaker Knapphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16490050360258082767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-34412305754705903262010-07-10T15:00:57.423-07:002010-07-10T15:00:57.423-07:00Apostrophe catastrophe! Love it! You could paint a...Apostrophe catastrophe! Love it! You could paint a set of "grocer's quotes" around the entire phrase to signal that you've put it up as an ironic statement. <br /><br />Uh, should that be "grocers' quotes"?Revalanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523121402264988240noreply@blogger.com