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Beau Peep Notice Board => Outpourings => Topic started by: Elizabeth on February 19, 2008, 04:04:23 PM

Title: Message from the apostrophe police
Post by: Elizabeth on February 19, 2008, 04:04:23 PM: Dennis's bike board, if you please!
Title: Re: Message from the apostrophe police
Post by: Mince on February 19, 2008, 04:46:55 PM: You'll next be telling me not to split infinitives and not to end sentences with a preposition.
Title: Re: Message from the apostrophe police
Post by: Tarquin Thunderthighs lll on February 19, 2008, 05:01:41 PM: Wash behind your ears.
Title: Re: Message from the apostrophe police
Post by: The Peepmaster on February 19, 2008, 06:11:47 PM: I agree with Elizabeth and Tranquil.
Title: Re: Message from the apostrophe police
Post by: peter on February 19, 2008, 07:16:14 PM: i would not know but i think
Title: Re: Message from the apostrophe police
Post by: Vulture on February 19, 2008, 07:35:46 PM: Quote from: Mince on February 19, 2008, 04:46:55 PM
You'll next be telling me not to split infinitives and not to end sentences with a preposition.

Can you explain this in really, really simple words of not more than two syllables? ;D
Title: Re: Message from the apostrophe police
Post by: peter on February 19, 2008, 08:36:45 PM: Quote from: Vulture on February 19, 2008, 07:35:46 PM
Quote from: Mince on February 19, 2008, 04:46:55 PM
You'll next be telling me not to split infinitives and not to end sentences with a preposition.

Can you explain this in really, really simple words of not more than two syllables? ;D

Would you not get two infinitives if you split them.
How would the position in the two pre's would they not be in the position before they moved.
Title: Re: Message from the apostrophe police
Post by: The Peepmaster on February 19, 2008, 08:40:03 PM: Quote from: peter on February 19, 2008, 08:36:45 PM
Quote from: Vulture on February 19, 2008, 07:35:46 PM
Quote from: Mince on February 19, 2008, 04:46:55 PM
You'll next be telling me not to split infinitives and not to end sentences with a preposition.

Can you explain this in really, really simple words of not more than two syllables? ;D

Would you not get two infinitives if you split them.
How would the position in the two pre's would they not be in the position before they moved.

Er.. Nine o'clock I think he said.
Title: Re: Message from the apostrophe police
Post by: peter on February 19, 2008, 08:49:33 PM: I tremble with anticipation its like waiting your exam results.
Don't hold your breath I have waited 6 hours for a phone call
Title: Re: Message from the apostrophe police
Post by: The Peepmaster on February 19, 2008, 08:52:00 PM: Does Mince set you exams? ::)
Title: Re: Message from the apostrophe police
Post by: Malc on February 20, 2008, 09:31:41 PM: I was going to call my band The Errant Apostrophe's, but not only would our target audience not get it, neither did the band.

I'm an intellectual drowning in a sea of dolts.
Title: Re: Message from the apostrophe police
Post by: Roger Kettle on February 21, 2008, 09:15:28 AM: A PUNKtuation band.
Sorry.
Title: Re: Message from the apostrophe police
Post by: Fyodor on February 21, 2008, 09:26:48 AM: I didn't call my band The Dangling Participles.