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Re: [OM] I know there has to be an apostrophe somewhere...

Subject: Re: [OM] I know there has to be an apostrophe somewhere...
From: Paul Braun <pbraun42@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 11:11:27 -0500
On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 10:32 AM, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> >
> >http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=12045
> >
>
>      Hmmm.....  It could be "mother's" day if referring possessively to a
> single mother, or it could be "mothers'" if it is used collectively.
>  Leaving the apostrophe out entirely is certain to invoke a controversy.
>
>
One of my favorite grammar things I've seen posted online is:

"Let's eat, Grandma"
"Let's eat Grandma"

Punctuation: the difference between being social and being a cannibal.
-- 

Paul Braun
Certified Music Junkie

"Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life." -- Berthold Auerbach
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