You can't have too many apostrophe's


Can we talk about this? Is it possible? Or by bringing it up, will I be relegated to that category of individual so many love to hate, the dreadful "grammar n?zi"?

Does it drive anyone else nuts that it seems that more and more adults in this country could evidently not pass a 5th grade English exam?

And is the increasing proliferation of "grocers apostrophes" THE single most annoying element of the above?!
paulfolbrecht

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Paul,

You have made three miscues in this thread, the last being the missing "can" word in your final goodnight post.

Throwing stones at others about their grammar errors and swinging three times and missing is like Babe Ruth pointing to the outfield seats to indicate a home run and striking out.

The letter of the law kills. One error and you are guilty of the whole law.

Could it be like trying to get the speck out of your fellow Agon members' eye and having a beam in your own? LOL

I suggest you delete this thread and start over. =8^)
Paul,

All in good fun for sure. =8^)

You did make reference to the 5th grade english exam so I would think typos would count and missed words.

I did start a thread once with the word stopping in the headline but I wrote stoping. I would have failed the 5th grade exam that day.

Growing up being a "Hippie" in the 60's didn't help my studies as it was not "in" to apply one's self to all that brain stuff. We were using our minds for other more exciting things. I since have chosen a specific field to excel in as far as knowledge and insight goes and it is very rewarding to me.

My wife, being a book editor, has a lot of mercy on me for my lack of spelling skills. She can spot spelling errors on vans and trucks going down the road as they pass us. Billboards, books and mags. are also a sight to see when see finds errors. She did read my last post and she feels I am to crud in my writing. When members write such threads like this one I ask her to skim through all the threads and posts of such member to find "logs" but she refuses to do so. Great wife she is.

This thread by Paul is not as high minded as some I have read.
Paul,

You have the wife's #. She does plan on starting a thread on "a wife's view of an audiophile husband" (me?). It will be a interesting read I am sure.

Now the tread reads differently when you remove the 5th. grade exam.
9999,

Getting' off th'e subject' her'e but is the Siemen's CCa *D* getter better? than the O getter!
Dougles throws sand at Mr. T in the play sand box. T picks up a shovel of sand and pours it over Mr. DS'''''''S' head and calls him a name. Oh boy it's play time in the audio sand box as Paul and 9999 jump in for a little action of their own.

999,

Paul is seeking further enlightenment from you. Can you deliver some for him? (=8^)
Paul,

Being immature is when two boys go at it with words meant to hurt and belittle one another.

As 9999 reaches deep down inside his charactor and pulls out some maturity and refrains from any further comments that would do such damage as stated. Well done 9999.

Boys will be boys. (=8^)