Bob's Guide to the Apostrophe

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Jul 16 2007, 2:23 pm
Keywords: bob, guide, punctuation
Jul 16 2007, 3:00 pm
Nice.
Jul 16 2007, 3:28 pm
That's totally s'tupid.
Jul 16 2007, 3:37 pm
That's totally s'tupid.
Jul 16 2007, 3:38 pm
If they gave those out in high school, the world would be a better place.
Jul 16 2007, 3:43 pm
You forgot to mention, if theres a S in the name it is after it.

Example: James'
Jul 16 2007, 6:16 pm
I was hoping there'd be a bit in there about the difference between "its" and "it's".
Jul 16 2007, 6:20 pm
its not okay to be incorrect with them there apostrophe's, I aint listening to this political mambo jambo.

EPIC FAIL FOR ME
Jul 16 2007, 9:59 pm
it's - it is
its - the thing that belongs to it.

That's an exception that wasn't mentioned

Still awesome.
Jul 19 2007, 11:58 am
Something that wasn't mentioned:

plural posessive

The boy.
The boy's lunchbox.
The boys.
The boys' lunchboxes.
Jul 19 2007, 5:54 pm
Shouldn't that be lunchboxen?
Jul 22 2007, 6:50 am
Only if you're Irish.