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Breakfast Babble => The Grand Scheme Of Things => Topic started by: davepeck on November 08, 2004, 08:33:42 am
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there are also exactly 0 \'i\'s in gladys. wolfy\'s 250th inspired me to go and see if i could count up approximately how many shows i have seen, and in searching through i came across this gem:
March 25th, 2000 Snookers Ansonia, CT
I: See the Light > Flower Punk > Mooboo?s Voodoo (Episode 2), Heather > Scarlet Begonias* > Bugs,
LDZ > Voodoo Chile
II: Attraction to Shade Ditty > Superfly Phaddy Fat > Moby Dick, Gladis Pimp > Who Knows** >
Phaddy Boom Baddy, Funky Bill?s Circus Clich?
* Bathtub Gin tease
** The Way We Swing tease
So Steve Gencs and I went to dinner w/ a bunch of friends the night of this show. There was like 6 or 8 or us, and we went through some stupid number of wine bottles. Like 16. We all went over to this show, red mouthed. I was trying to dance up front... there was nobody there, and I could barely stand, so I was in this 3 point stance dance. Snookers had this closed circuit tv system and were broadcasting the show to the pool hall below. My friends were at the bar below, watching my, 3 point stance dance... I\'ve never lived it down.
I have no idea how many show\'s I\'ve been to. A boat load.
actually,if you recall,i got shutdown at this show.
waitress told me i had too many guinness.my response(in drunk voice)="im not even drunk"..
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there are also exactly 0 \'i\'s in gladys. wolfy\'s 250th inspired me to go and see if i could count up approximately how many shows i have seen, and in searching through i came across this gem:
March 25th, 2000 Snookers Ansonia, CT
I: See the Light > Flower Punk > Mooboo?s Voodoo (Episode 2), Heather > Scarlet Begonias* > Bugs,
LDZ > Voodoo Chile
II: Attraction to Shade Ditty > Superfly Phaddy Fat > Moby Dick, Gladis Pimp > Who Knows** >
Phaddy Boom Baddy, Funky Bill?s Circus Clich?
* Bathtub Gin tease
** The Way We Swing tease
my guess is 58 shows, totally blind guess
holy **** ****, dsnumbers! you\'re good! my rough count just put me at [-]56 confirmed [/-]shows. (I\'m such a noob!)
NOPE! dude, crazy, i forgot about the rocks off shows. i was at 2 of them, which puts me at 58!!! i\'m a little freaked out!!
thats absolutely insane that i guessed that..i dont know what is wrong with me
i can tell by peoples demeanors at shows approx how many times theyve seen them, but to guess it spot on is pretty redic.
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there are also exactly 0 \'i\'s in gladys. wolfy\'s 250th inspired me to go and see if i could count up approximately how many shows i have seen, and in searching through i came across this gem:
March 25th, 2000 Snookers Ansonia, CT
I: See the Light > Flower Punk > Mooboo?s Voodoo (Episode 2), Heather > Scarlet Begonias* > Bugs,
LDZ > Voodoo Chile
II: Attraction to Shade Ditty > Superfly Phaddy Fat > Moby Dick, Gladis Pimp > Who Knows** >
Phaddy Boom Baddy, Funky Bill?s Circus Clich?
* Bathtub Gin tease
** The Way We Swing tease
So Steve Gencs and I went to dinner w/ a bunch of friends the night of this show. There was like 6 or 8 or us, and we went through some stupid number of wine bottles. Like 16. We all went over to this show, red mouthed. I was trying to dance up front... there was nobody there, and I could barely stand, so I was in this 3 point stance dance. Snookers had this closed circuit tv system and were broadcasting the show to the pool hall below. My friends were at the bar below, watching my, 3 point stance dance... I\'ve never lived it down.
I have no idea how many show\'s I\'ve been to. A boat load.
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there are also exactly 0 \'i\'s in gladys. wolfy\'s 250th inspired me to go and see if i could count up approximately how many shows i have seen, and in searching through i came across this gem:
March 25th, 2000 Snookers Ansonia, CT
I: See the Light > Flower Punk > Mooboo?s Voodoo (Episode 2), Heather > Scarlet Begonias* > Bugs,
LDZ > Voodoo Chile
II: Attraction to Shade Ditty > Superfly Phaddy Fat > Moby Dick, Gladis Pimp > Who Knows** >
Phaddy Boom Baddy, Funky Bill?s Circus Clich?
* Bathtub Gin tease
** The Way We Swing tease
my guess is 58 shows, totally blind guess
holy **** ****, dsnumbers! you\'re good! my rough count just put me at [-]56 confirmed [/-]shows. (I\'m such a noob!)
NOPE! dude, crazy, i forgot about the rocks off shows. i was at 2 of them, which puts me at 58!!! i\'m a little freaked out!!
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there are also exactly 0 \'i\'s in gladys. wolfy\'s 250th inspired me to go and see if i could count up approximately how many shows i have seen, and in searching through i came across this gem:
March 25th, 2000 Snookers Ansonia, CT
I: See the Light > Flower Punk > Mooboo?s Voodoo (Episode 2), Heather > Scarlet Begonias* > Bugs,
LDZ > Voodoo Chile
II: Attraction to Shade Ditty > Superfly Phaddy Fat > Moby Dick, Gladis Pimp > Who Knows** >
Phaddy Boom Baddy, Funky Bill?s Circus Clich?
* Bathtub Gin tease
** The Way We Swing tease
my guess is 58 shows, totally blind guess
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there are also exactly 0 \'i\'s in gladys. wolfy\'s 250th inspired me to go and see if i could count up approximately how many shows i have seen, and in searching through i came across this gem:
March 25th, 2000 Snookers Ansonia, CT
I: See the Light > Flower Punk > Mooboo?s Voodoo (Episode 2), Heather > Scarlet Begonias* > Bugs,
LDZ > Voodoo Chile
II: Attraction to Shade Ditty > Superfly Phaddy Fat > Moby Dick, Gladis Pimp > Who Knows** >
Phaddy Boom Baddy, Funky Bill?s Circus Clich?
* Bathtub Gin tease
** The Way We Swing tease
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Gladys\'s Pimp\' and Kangaroo\'s\' with me
I believe that translates to:
Gladys is Pimp and Kangaroo is with me.
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Gladys\'s Pimp\' and Kangaroo\'s\' with me
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Isn\'t Gladys\' Pimp Chris D\'Angelis?
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And you would certainly, never, ever, ever, do one of these: "Glady\'s Pimp and Chri\'s Piccirillo would make ideal pals."
If Gladys Pimp\'s name was actually written as "Glady\'s Pimp" on its birth certificate, then I would definitely write the following: "Glady\'s Pimp and D\'Angelo O\'Connor sure do make ideal buddies."
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wow thats silly
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classic jim. :lol:
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win!!
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Gladys\' Pimp and Kangaroos with Me
(https://thebreakfast.info/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg75.imageshack.us%2Fimg75%2F4711%2Fgladyspimpkl8.jpg&hash=5e6f71699421d9a9327afc571ea5e98f5cf2c652)
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couple-three dozen I reckon
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too many.
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how many versions of Gladys pimp and kangaroos with me have you seen, sir?
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Which is proper when asking the question;
How many Gladys Pimp and Kangaroos With Me\'s have you seen?
OR
How many Gladys Pimp and Kangaroos With Me have you seen?
Neither.
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i didnt even know "gladys" was a name
Are you ser?
im as ser with that quote as gladys is a ser name
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i didnt even know "gladys" was a name
Are you ser?
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i didnt even know "gladys" was a name
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Gladys\' Pimp and Chris\' Piccirillo would make ideal pals.
:wah:
chris just for typing this, i may have to hurt you next time i see you :)
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The place belongs to Toad. It\'s Toad\'s Place.
Now, putting a toad in its place is another story.
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So yeah, regarding the attendance at Toads. I mean, at Toads\'. I mean, at Todd\'s. I mean...what?
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Which is proper when asking the question;
How many Gladys Pimp and Kangaroos With Me\'s have you seen?
OR
How many Gladys Pimp and Kangaroos With Me have you seen?
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I always thought the title refered to Gladys owning "pimps and kangoroos"
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Aaah. Gladys Pimp IS a proper noun.
"My (her) name is Gladys Pimp. With kangaroos, we (including her) take no ****."
i know that!! i\'m just saying in the sentence zappa constructed, it could be construed a bit differently....
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Aaah. Gladys Pimp IS a proper noun.
"My (her) name is Gladys Pimp. With kangaroos, we (including her) take no ****."
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Gladys\' Pimp and Chris\' Piccirillo would make ideal pals.
:wah:
:lol:
(But now we have a capitalization problem. \'Pimp\' would be lowercase in the example above, unless it was a proper noun and not just a generic person who controls prostitutes. Same with \'Piccirillo,\' of course.)
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Maybe, it just might be a play on these guys...
(https://thebreakfast.info/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.discomuseum.com%2FGladys-Knight--The-Pips-Touch.jpg&hash=4e3dea9b94662d31294773ba2ec53ec979bbb308)
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Gladys\' Pimp and Chris\' Piccirillo would make ideal pals.
:wah:
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Ok. So, the only circumstance in which Gladys\' Pimp would make sense would be if Gladys was modifying pimp.
So if I said something to the extent of, "Geez, I\'d love to go grocery shopping with Gladys\' pimps," then yes, that would make sense.
But you would never put an apostrophe at the end of someone\'s first name if all that followed it was the last name. You would never say, for instance, "Chris\' Piccirillo sure does love to correct grammar."
And you would certainly, never, ever, ever, do one of these: "Glady\'s Pimp and Chri\'s Piccirillo would make ideal pals."
Hope this helps.
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yes, jim. yes it would. however, that is not the intended meaning of the song title, and it would also make it "glad-iss-iz pimp..."
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"Gladys\' Pimp..." would make sense.
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"Gladys Pimp" is a name. Glad-iss.
Gladys Pimp
and kangaroos
with me.
makes sense.
i know. the apostrophe makes no sense. and yet i can\'t help it. i need help.
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"Gladys Pimp" is a name. Glad-iss.
Gladys Pimp
and kangaroos
with me.
makes sense.
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ive always had some questions about this title, so maybe i should clear them up here.
first, if there is no apostrophe on "Glady\'s" then the title doesnt really make any grammatical sense. so what the hell does this title mean? Unless "Gladys Pimp" is someone\'s first and last name, respectively.
second, how do you pronounce "gladys" ...i used to always say "glad-ees" until I heard booze and klout call it "glad-is" ... maybe its just their upstate accents, but can anyone clear this up?
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this thread only encourages me to use the incorrect punctuation even more!
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(https://thebreakfast.info/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.toothpastefordinner.com%2F011508%2Fapostrophes-for-sale.gif&hash=5cfa12e60a99ceb1e127835a04741d7932937ca0)
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^ haha, thanks man
Sorry Jason, had to do it!
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^ haha, thanks man
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Thread bumped for Booztravlr.
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Appoggiatura. I knew that one. Suck it, Kashyap.
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I think maybe we should just start our own business as a personal spelling and grammar checker for companies like that.
They already have that....its called the F7 key
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Even professionals never cease to amaze me in that they make simple grammar mistakes. My dad was on a website (Fowler Productions..sound and light stuff) a half hour ago and asked, "How do you spell "responsibilities?" I came over, and sure enough, the \'professional\' website had spelled it \'responsabilities.\'
I think maybe we should just start our own business as a personal spelling and grammar checker for companies like that.
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It\'s just that I have a great respect for anyone who can be as openly anal about grammar as I can be.
Grammar is important, especially if you plan on getting an education or working in a professional environment. You will not look goof if you cannot communicate with people.
correction, al: you probably will look \'goof\' if you cannot communicate with people. :D
:poopself:
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It\'s just that I have a great respect for anyone who can be as openly anal about grammar as I can be.
Grammar is important, especially if you plan on getting an education or working in a professional environment. You will not look goof if you cannot communicate with people.
correction, al: you probably will look \'goof\' if you cannot communicate with people. :D
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It\'s just that I have a great respect for anyone who can be as openly anal about grammar as I can be.
Grammar is important, especially if you plan on getting an education or working in a professional environment. You will not look goof if you cannot communicate with people.
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d\'oh!!! I\'ve definately been spelling definitely wrong for a very long time...
HA! peck\'s openly anal!!!
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then while we\'re at it, i\'ll just say that there\'s something horribly wrong with the phrase \'openly anal\'.. :no:
HA hahaha! I didn\'t even think about that when I wrote it. rotfl
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Dave, when I saw this thread earlier this afternoon, I decided that you are on my list of the world\'s coolest people. You\'re my hero.
:lol::thumbsup:
now why\'d ya have to go and say that??? The kid can barely get a hat on his head now... ;)
d\'oh! :mad:
It\'s just that I have a great respect for anyone who can be as openly anal about grammar as I can be.
then while we\'re at it, i\'ll just say that there\'s something horribly wrong with the phrase \'openly anal\'.. :no:
;)
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It\'s just that I have a great respect for anyone who can be as openly anal about grammar as I can be.
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Dave, when I saw this thread earlier this afternoon, I decided that you are on my list of the world\'s coolest people. You\'re my hero.
now why\'d ya have to go and say that??? The kid can barely get a hat on his head now... ;)
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Dave, when I saw this thread earlier this afternoon, I decided that you are on my list of the world\'s coolest people. You\'re my hero.
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can we get some spellcheck up on this site?
by force of habit at work, I always spellcheck any email i send.....
either way i am definitely going back to using "mosdef" for definitely......
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you go....multi tasking at it\'s finest!!
Don\'t you mean multitasking at ITS finest? ;)
Also, I would like to extend a favor to all. You will wow your friends if you can actually spell the word "definitely" correctly, seeing as 87% of Internet users cannot. It is most emphatically not definately, definitly, definatly, or any other variation of vowels.
DEFINITELY.
The Shocking Truth!!
:holyshit:
...and after closer review, 5200+ posts, and i\'m not guilty of spelling \'definitely\' wrong on this forum! PHEW!! ;):thumbsup:
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you go....multi tasking at it\'s finest!!
Don\'t you mean multitasking at ITS finest? ;)
Also, I would like to extend a favor to all. You will wow your friends if you can actually spell the word "definitely" correctly, seeing as 87% of Internet users cannot. It is most emphatically not definately, definitly, definatly, or any other variation of vowels.
DEFINITELY.
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Grammar is overratted...
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its the internet i try to type as fast as i can and rarely check for mistakes, but when writing its pretty easy to not forget but others its hard.
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Originally posted by freddiewaht
todd,i absolutely hate multitasking...
You can drink a beer, smoke a cig and pass a bowl, all while standing there looking goofy, can\'t you? There you go....multi tasking at it\'s finest!!
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todd,i absolutely hate multitasking...
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LMFAO!!!
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im not at all into pressing 2 buttons at once man
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You mean: "It\'s official. I\'m confused. Happy??"
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its official,im confused..happy??
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Originally posted by Marcial
but wait a minute, peck... If I understand the title correctly, Glady is a girl and the title is about her pimp... right? So, Glady\'s Pimp would actually be grammatically correct, no?
ah, but that\'s if you understand the incorrect title correctly. Gladys is the name of the girl (Glad-iss).
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but wait a minute, peck... If I understand the title correctly, Glady is a girl and the title is about her pimp... right? So, Glady\'s Pimp would actually be grammatically correct, no?
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right... and choose vs. chose
ok enough... I could go on all day
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loose vs. lose
too many copy editors run spell check without a grammar check
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to vs. too vs. two.
ugh.
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Todd,
That is my other pet peeve.
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One of my biggest pet peeves, which REALLY gets me is the misuse of your. This is NOT short for you are. It really kills me that it is accepted by the teachers of our children as being correct. :no:
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Hey Freddie, I hope your head stops spinning by the time you get to Richter\'s tonight. Pec, you should have warned him!!! :lol:
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One of my personal pet peeves is the widespread misuse of their vs. they\'re. Seems like most college kids can\'t figure out the difference.
An example of this nonsense: The Breakfast is a great band and their (should be they\'re) going to be in NJ on the 20th.
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just a pet peeve.
i\'ve seen it several times in Kangaroo\'s, but just noticed it in Glady\'s on the Utica torrent. :holyshit:
The apostrophe has three uses:
1) to form possessives of nouns
2) to show the omission of letters
3) to indicate certain plurals of lowercase letters.
Apostrophes are NOT used for possessive pronouns or for noun plurals, including acronyms.
Forming possessives of nouns
To see if you need to make a possessive, turn the phrase around and make it an "of the..." phrase. For example:
the boy\'s hat = the hat of the boy
three days\' journey = journey of three days
If the noun after "of" is a building, an object, or a piece of furniture, then no apostrophe is needed!
room of the hotel = hotel room
door of the car = car door
leg of the table = table leg
Once you\'ve determined whether you need to make a possessive, follow these rules to create one.
? add \'s to the singular form of the word (even if it ends in -s):
the owner\'s car
James\'s hat
? add \'s to the plural forms that do not end in -s:
the children\'s game
the geese\'s honking
? add \' to the end of plural nouns that end in -s:
houses\' roofs
three friends\' letters
? add \'s to the end of compound words:
my brother-in-law\'s money
? add \'s to the last noun to show joint possession of an object:
Todd and Anne\'s apartment
Showing omission of letters
Apostrophes are used in contractions. A contraction is a word (or set of numbers) in which one or more letters (or numbers) have been omitted. The apostrophe shows this omission. Contractions are common in speaking and in informal writing. To use an apostrophe to create a contraction, place an apostrophe where the omitted letter(s) would go. Here are some examples:
don\'t = do not
I\'m = I am
he\'ll = he will
who\'s = who is
shouldn\'t = should not
didn\'t = did not
could\'ve= could have (NOT "could of"!)
\'60 = 1960
Forming plurals of lowercase letters
Apostrophes are used to form plurals of letters that appear in lowercase; here the rule appears to be more typographical than grammatical, e.g. "three ps" versus "three p\'s." To form the plural of a lowercase letter, place \'s after the letter. There is no need for apostrophes indicating a plural on capitalized letters, numbers, and symbols (though keep in mind that some editors, teachers, and professors still prefer them). Here are some examples:
p\'s and q\'s = a phrase indicating politeness, possibly from "mind your pleases and thankyous"?
Nita\'s mother constantly stressed minding one\'s p\'s and q\'s.
three Macintosh G4s = three of the Macintosh model G4
There are two G4s currently used in the writing classrom.
many &s = many ampersands
That printed page has too many &s on it.
the 1960s = the years in decade from 1960 to 1969
The 1960s were a time of great social unrest.
Don\'t use apostrophes for possessive pronouns or for noun plurals.
Apostrophes should not be used with possessive pronouns because possessive pronouns already show possession -- they don\'t need an apostrophe. His, her, its, my, yours, ours are all possessive pronouns. Here are some examples:
wrong: his\' book
correct: his book
wrong: The group made it\'s decision.
correct: The group made its decision.
(Note: Its and it\'s are not the same thing. It\'s is a contraction for "it is" and its is a possesive pronoun meaning "belonging to it." It\'s raining out= it is raining out. A simple way to remember this rule is the fact that you don\'t use an apostrophe for the possesives his or hers, so don\'t do it with its!)
wrong: a friend of yours\'
correct: a friend of yours
wrong: She waited for three hours\' to get her ticket.
correct: She waited for three hours to get her ticket.
Proofreading for apostrophes
A good time to proofread is when you have finished writing the paper. Try the following strategies to proofread for apostrophes:
? If you tend to leave out apostrophes, check every word that ends in -s or -es to see if it needs an apostrophe.
? If you put in too many apostrophes, check every apostrophe to see if you can justify it with a rule for using apostrophes.
thank you. :D