"Janet Baraclough" wrote in message
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from Kay contains these words:


Interesting how the use of the apostrophe seems to be completely
reversing in this age - once it was used for possessives but not
plurals, now it appears to be the other way around.

The correct use of apostrophes hasn't changed, there are just more
people abusing them.

http://www.apostrophe.fsnet.co.uk/

Janet.~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I find all abuse of English quite amusing, [and thank whoever for
spell-check] as there seems to be no way to alter, once an adult. We seem
to learn by example, from peers and parents, rather than education. Even
lack of thought can give rise to funny examples.
Heard a few weeks ago at the baby clinic~~ " You've had the baby then.
Was it a boy, or a waste of time?" [ She had three daughters already, but
none of the listeners knew]
At other times~
" My daughter has had an 'hysterical rectomy' "
" My kitchen has been painted with 'plastic emotion' "
" I saw a picture of it in 'Idle Homes' "
W.M.News~~ Tractor for sale with 5 ton wench!!.
Also~
Many words are almost usually spelt wrongly.
Minuscule is frequently, wrongly, written with an 'i' instead of the 'u'
!
My own spelling can be quite atrocious if I have to think about it~~~
so I can easily forgive others' mistakes.
Best Wishes Brian.[No paragon]