Monday, February 22, 2010

What is this insame proliferation of apostrophes??

This morning I was occupying my mind with the tv in front of the mill I was treading and seeing the commercial for some financial servi"ce that said "No deposit's ever!" For several years there has been an inexorable increase in the appearance of apostrophes at randumb intervals and a number of questions occur to the inquiring mind, such as "Can't these guys get proofreaders?", then recognizing the use of apostrophes in forming possessives, "what can a deposit own?" and finally "If it looks peculiar as heck, is that a sure sign it is correct grammar?" More and more over the years we have seen violstions in objects of prepositions, such as "At the sexy movie, they refused admission to my little brother and I". How is it possible that they had better English teachers in a tiny school in northern Michigan thsn all those city schools? Of course, the following question begs to be asked, "What is the lasting benefit of being made to read "Silas Marner"?"

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