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psyko514 · 05-16-2003, 10:27 PM

The Magical Apostrophe S

Contractions always take apostrophe s
The apostrophe in contractions takes the place of one or more letters. It's a rule. Why? Because it is a rule. The apostrophe in it's takes the place of the i in is.

Plurals never never have apostrophe s (almost).
A bunch of bears went to their cave, not a bunch of bear's.
RIGHT: I own several TGPs. WRONG: I own several TGP's.
The exception: individual letters, numbers, punctuation, etc do take apostrophe s. So the word banana has 3 a's, not 3 as.

Possessives always always have apostrophe s (almost).
Nancy's pet. Her cat's toy.
The exception: possessive pronouns (its, his, her) do not take apostrophe s.
So it's (it is) his book, and the cover is its cover, not it's cover. That book is hers (not her's).

What if it's plural and possessive? Follow these examples:
"My employees' cafeteria."
"My kids' bedroom."

Need practice?
http://www.better-english.com/grammar/aps.htm

Lane · 05-16-2003, 10:31 PM

TGP is an acronym though

psyko514 · 05-16-2003, 10:36 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Lane
TGP is an acronym though

So?

http://www.jhsph.edu/Press_Room/style_manual/a.html

Quote:

Plural form of acronyms
For acronyms, add s (or es) to form the plural. The plural form of an acronym takes no apostrophe.

HMOs
Exception: Acronyms ending in the letter s take an apostrophe: SOS's

As far as I know, TGP doesn't end with s.

SpaceAce · 05-16-2003, 11:00 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Lane
TGP is an acronym though

Actually, it's not. True acronyms are pronounceable words.

Examples:
Laser
Radar (this one is a little iffy since it uses the r and a from radio)
Madd
Sadd
Now

SpaceAce

Dj Furious · 05-16-2003, 11:17 PM

Jamdin · 05-16-2003, 11:26 PM

A better understanding of The Apostrophe includes all uses of the grammer tool

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psyko514 See sig. Join Epic Cash. Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Montreal, Quebec. ICQ: 214702014 Posts: 22,366	Today's English lesson. s or 's? The Magical Apostrophe S Contractions always take apostrophe s The apostrophe in contractions takes the place of one or more letters. It's a rule. Why? Because it is a rule. The apostrophe in it's takes the place of the i in is. Plurals never never have apostrophe s (almost). A bunch of bears went to their cave, not a bunch of bear's. RIGHT: I own several TGPs. WRONG: I own several TGP's. The exception: individual letters, numbers, punctuation, etc do take apostrophe s. So the word banana has 3 a's, not 3 as. Possessives always always have apostrophe s (almost). Nancy's pet. Her cat's toy. The exception: possessive pronouns (its, his, her) do not take apostrophe s. So it's (it is) his book, and the cover is its cover, not it's cover. That book is hers (not her's). What if it's plural and possessive? Follow these examples: "My employees' cafeteria." "My kids' bedroom." Need practice? http://www.better-english.com/grammar/aps.htm __________________ Bad Girl Bucks - 50% Revshare through CCBill. Promote BrandyDDD, Pixie's Pillows, Action Allie and more! Phoenix Forum Pics \| Webmaster Access Montreal pics email: psyko514(a)gmail.com \| icq: 214-702-014

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