tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676691386361883927.post4192352509792009162..comments2024-02-28T12:45:42.761-05:00Comments on Hoosier Ink: Alas, Poor Apostrophe!The ACFW INDIANA Chapter Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07282742986179364847noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676691386361883927.post-45195989494473888672012-01-08T10:13:40.590-05:002012-01-08T10:13:40.590-05:00Aha! As a former English teacher, I have long ral...Aha! As a former English teacher, I have long rallied to the defense of the apostrophe, but your exposure of the word processor's use of an opening single quote mark rather the apostrophe is something I've never noticed. In fact, as I write this, I notice that the processor inserts a mark that makes the two indistinguishable. Coward.JoAnne Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12736685999963791015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676691386361883927.post-66980963680976930782012-01-06T10:21:10.764-05:002012-01-06T10:21:10.764-05:00I'd like to know that too Kathryn and I hope s...I'd like to know that too Kathryn and I hope someone addresses it. In the meantime I'll ponder such fun things as dinosaurs IN hoop skirts.Mary Marie Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07140800346217363866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676691386361883927.post-64145328830243683612012-01-05T10:44:43.162-05:002012-01-05T10:44:43.162-05:00Does anyone know an easy way to make sure the begi...Does anyone know an easy way to make sure the beginning apostrophe comes out as an apostrophe rather than a beginning quote mark? I always end up typing letters before it and then deleting them, because that way the "smart" operation doesn't assume it is is quote mark. But if I turn off the "smart" function, will it mess things up when I really want a single beginning quote mark? HELP!Kathryn Page Camphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03458122715766846442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676691386361883927.post-85204606941216996002012-01-05T10:22:32.439-05:002012-01-05T10:22:32.439-05:00Darren, if you mean explanations of the difference...Darren, if you mean explanations of the difference between singular and plural possessives... Wow, that is a whole new discussion. But you're right in that those, too, are commonly mixed up, sometimes with comical meanings as the result!Rick Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795635112065282277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676691386361883927.post-86020033174832418812012-01-05T07:46:32.099-05:002012-01-05T07:46:32.099-05:00What about some plural forms of our ' friend?What about some plural forms of our ' friend?Darren Kehrerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00277600931530139691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676691386361883927.post-48906225621414583482012-01-05T07:45:56.264-05:002012-01-05T07:45:56.264-05:00What a fun piece of puncuational advice!What a fun piece of puncuational advice!Darren Kehrerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00277600931530139691noreply@blogger.com