oasis Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 And maybe some puppies, too, after this e-mail was sent to the homeschool group in my county (partial extract): Mom’s and Grandma’s even got to take flowers home if there were extra’s. This is a great field trip and will be after all the school stuff is normally over. They are booked full at the public schools and nursing’s homes until then. I'm embarrassed she's representing our county! :blushing: (And what are nursing's homes?) :D I hope I do not have any typos in this post! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 The horror!! The horror! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Nuclear apostrophe catastrophe! Faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamturner Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 There are more grammatical errors in this excerpt beyond the apostrophe disaster. Maybe this mom is still teaching the younger grades and hasn't made it to formal grammar yet? :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer3141 Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Wow. That was scary bad! I can't help but wonder where she is in teaching her kids spelling, grammar, reading, etc. etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 And maybe some puppies, too, after this e-mail was sent to the homeschool group in my county (partial extract): Mom’s and Grandma’s even got to take flowers home if there were extra’s. This is a great field trip and will be after all the school stuff is normally over. They are booked full at the public schools and nursing’s homes until then. I'm embarrassed she's representing our county! :blushing: (And what are nursing's homes?) :D I hope I do not have any typos in this post! :lol: Crazy. (I like school 'stuff' too) :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halftime Hope Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 I'd be tempted to print an extra copy, mark it up, and mail it to her with a gently written note that encouraged her to either study punctuation or have someone else proofread her submissions. It is not that hard to learn! You know I read this a time or two before posting! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmiraGulch Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 My eyes just burst into flames from reading that. (Yes, "eyes", not "eye's"....GAH!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeekingSimplicity Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Apostrophe's are meant to be sprinkled over paragraph's to make them more interesting's and lively. It's' like seasoning salt for grammar's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WishboneDawn Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 And maybe some puppies, too, after this e-mail was sent to the homeschool group in my county (partial extract): Mom’s and Grandma’s even got to take flowers home if there were extra’s. This is a great field trip and will be after all the school stuff is normally over. They are booked full at the public schools and nursing’s homes until then. I'm embarrassed she's representing our county! :blushing: (And what are nursing's homes?) :D I hope I do not have any typos in this post! :lol: Oy! It's not just the punctuation that's killing me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mynyel Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Apostrophe's are meant to be sprinkled over paragraph's to make them more interesting's and lively. It's' like seasoning salt for grammar's. :lol: I am afraid to post. I might make an error. I will keep sentences short. Then I will not have to worry about it. I think I did all these sentences right. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyndie Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Apostrophe's are meant to be sprinkled over paragraph's to make them more interesting's and lively. It's' like seasoning salt for grammar's. :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quad Shot Academy Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 And maybe some puppies, too, after this e-mail was sent to the homeschool group in my county (partial extract): Mom’s and Grandma’s even got to take flowers home if there were extra’s. This is a great field trip and will be after all the school stuff is normally over. They are booked full at the public schools and nursing’s homes until then. I'm embarrassed she's representing our county! :blushing: (And what are nursing's homes?) :D I hope I do not have any typos in this post! :lol: :svengo: Apostrophe's are meant to be sprinkled over paragraph's to make them more interesting's and lively. It's' like seasoning salt for grammar's. :smilielol5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazakaal Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Apostrophe's are meant to be sprinkled over paragraph's to make them more interesting's and lively. It's' like seasoning salt for grammar's. :lol: You just keep telling yourself that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brilliant Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 :lol: I am afraid to post. I might make an error. I will keep sentences short. Then I will not have to worry about it. I think I did all these sentences right. :tongue_smilie: You did real good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amey311 Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Apostrophe's are meant to be sprinkled over paragraph's to make them more interesting's and lively. It's' like seasoning salt for grammar's. I feel this way about comma's. It wa's my downfall in my Intro to Education clas's at college because the profess'or would stop gradin' the paper when we reach'd 5 errors.' Then she'd return it, we'd have to edit it and resubmit it (starting automatically one letter grade lower). I had C/S (comma splice) all over my first two paper's, because I had internalized the "put a comma where you take a breath" policy. She called me a Comma Sprinkler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginevra Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Holy horrible punctuation, Batman! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracily Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Apostrophe's are meant to be sprinkled over paragraph's to make them more interesting's and lively. It's' like seasoning salt for grammar's. :lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaMa2005 Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 I feel this way about comma's. It wa's my downfall in my Intro to Education clas's at college because the profess'or would stop gradin' the paper when we reach'd 5 errors.' Then she'd return it, we'd have to edit it and resubmit it (starting automatically one letter grade lower). I had C/S (comma splice) all over my first two paper's, because I had internalized the "put a comma where you take a breath" policy. She called me a Comma Sprinkler. :lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten18 Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Apostrophe's are meant to be sprinkled over paragraph's to make them more interesting's and lively. It's' like seasoning salt for grammar's. :D Love's it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herbalgirl Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 :svengo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfamilygal Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Should I lend you my copy of "Eats, Shoots and Leaves" - it comes with an Emergency Punctuation Correction Kit (little stickers with apostrophes and "the panda says 'no!'")? One of my hs friends always writes about being hungary. Grr. She and homonyms are not on speaking terms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 The horror!! The horror! Thanks! I got to teach my son what parody is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Thank's for sharing. :smilielol5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silliness7 Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Apostrophe's are meant to be sprinkled over paragraph's to make them more interesting's and lively. It's' like seasoning salt for grammar's. :lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 (edited) :lol: I am afraid to post. I might make an error. I will keep sentences short. Then I will not have to worry about it. I think I did all these sentences right. :tongue_smilie: Oh, please don't keep it short. There's someone in a homeschool email loop here that does that in her homeschool classified ads. It drives me crazy! Desk for sale. It is wooden. It is an antique. It has a lid that opens. It is [insert brand name] brand. I am asking $20 for it. It is great for homeschooling. (this is not one of her actual ads, but very much like them) Edited May 7, 2011 by gardening momma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirch Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Oh, please don't keep it short. There's someone in a homeschool email loop here that does that in her homeschool classified ads. It drives me crazy! Desk for sale. It is wooden. It is an antique. It has a lid that opens. It is [insert brand name] brand. I am asking $20 for it. It is great for homeschooling. (this is not one of her actual ads, but very much like them) Oh, what I wouldn't give for a subordinate clause!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margo out of lurking Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 My dd was in a part time hs class through a local charter school. Her teacher would send home notes like this all the time. I would mark up all of the corrections--and then throw the note away. It killed me every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Inna* Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Nuclear apostrophe catastrophe! Faith *snort* :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamakimberly Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 I have been known to put Post-It note corrections on apostrophe errors. I'm thankful my husband is tolerant of my grammatical intolerance. I have issues with grammar and spelling. I always say, "What the heck does the tomato own? Why does the sign say 'tomato's $1.99'? Is the tomato's basket $1.99? Is the tomato's stem $1.99? I'm very confused." I wish I could just let it go and be zen about it, but that's not my nature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerkaza Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Holy horrible punctuation, Batman! :lol::lol::lol: It truly is pathetic.:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Kitten's. Just sayin' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lollie010 Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 All right--ya'll's all better settle down before this get's crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 *gack* *gasp* Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extendedforecast Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 (edited) Oh, please don't keep it short. There's someone in a homeschool email loop here that does that in her homeschool classified ads. It drives me crazy! Desk for sale. It is wooden. It is an antique. It has a lid that opens. It is [insert brand name] brand. I am asking $20 for it. It is great for homeschooling. (this is not one of her actual ads, but very much like them) Oh my gosh! This is funny. I am trying not to laugh. My baby is asleep. I don't want to wake her. I wish I were on your email loop. I would laugh so hard at every ad. It would not matter if there were fifty ads. I would laugh at each one. Is that mean? I don't mean to be mean. ETA: For all you know, she assigns her first grader to write up her ads. I could see myself doing something like that. Edited May 7, 2011 by extendedforecast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Oh, what I wouldn't give for a subordinate clause!! :lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giraffe Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 The kittens! The puppies! The manatees! The horror!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 I have been known to put Post-It note corrections on apostrophe errors. I'm thankful my husband is tolerant of my grammatical intolerance. I have issues with grammar and spelling. I always say, "What the heck does the tomato own? Why does the sign say 'tomato's $1.99'? Is the tomato's basket $1.99? Is the tomato's stem $1.99? I'm very confused." I wish I could just let it go and be zen about it, but that's not my nature. :iagree: I've used a sharpie... ;) My children and husband dislike errors as much as I do (dh was an English major). Dd16 is considering becoming an editor :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G5052 Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 I responded yesterday to a college student's email that was probably 6-7 sentences long with no punctuation and no capitalization. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimm Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 There's a difference between a typo and a systematic abuse of the English language. Using quotation marks for emphasis simultaneously drives me crazy and makes me laugh. It automatically makes whatever you are saying sound insincere or as if you are implying something else. Homemade "pies" for sale! Umm.... no thanks? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 There's a difference between a typo and a systematic abuse of the English language. Using quotation marks for emphasis simultaneously drives me crazy and makes me laugh. It automatically makes whatever you are saying sound insincere or as if you are implying something else. Homemade "pies" for sale! Umm.... no thanks? :) When ds8 discovered air quotes, he went through a major phase of using them with everything. Especially, for some reason, the word "awkward." We had to run an air quote intervention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 I feel this way about comma's. It wa's my downfall in my Intro to Education clas's at college because the profess'or would stop gradin' the paper when we reach'd 5 errors.' Then she'd return it, we'd have to edit it and resubmit it (starting automatically one letter grade lower). I had C/S (comma splice) all over my first two paper's, because I had internalized the "put a comma where you take a breath" policy. She called me a Comma Sprinkler. This is me! I was mistaught comma usage in school, and now I have such a hard time knowing when to use them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Should I lend you my copy of "Eats, Shoots and Leaves" - it comes with an Emergency Punctuation Correction Kit (little stickers with apostrophes and "the panda says 'no!'")? I got irritated with the children's version of Eats, Shoots and Leaves because some of the sentences included comma splices, and there were commas inserted where semicolons should be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeekingSimplicity Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Hehehe... scroll down to the second cakewreck http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2011-05-05T09%3A30%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfamilygal Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 I have been known to put Post-It note corrections on apostrophe errors. I'm thankful my husband is tolerant of my grammatical intolerance. I have issues with grammar and spelling. I always say, "What the heck does the tomato own? Why does the sign say 'tomato's $1.99'? Is the tomato's basket $1.99? Is the tomato's stem $1.99? I'm very confused." I wish I could just let it go and be zen about it, but that's not my nature. Do you remember when I marked up the grammar/punctuation on college recruitment letters and sent them back to the admit depts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakereese Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Poor kitten's. ;) I am still on the email list for our elementary school, and there have been some crazy grammatical errors in the messages. A lot more carnage than just dead kittens. :( Of course grammar isn't really studied until middle school around here, so that makes sense...right?? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapbabe Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Apostrophe's are meant to be sprinkled over paragraph's to make them more interesting's and lively. It's' like seasoning salt for grammar's. :smilielol5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmoe Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 First thought---A student must have written this---Second thought---moment of silence! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Do you remember when I marked up the grammar/punctuation on college recruitment letters and sent them back to the admit depts? I did that with the letter from our school district that was trying to bully me out of homeschooling my kids. Fortunately they still gave me approval:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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