For me, a misplaced apostrophe makes my face red. I go ballistic when I see sock's for sale or "visitor's hours," as if there will be only one visitor.
Apostrophes are little things but they do make a difference. We mustn’t be so careless; we must make an effort. Apostrophes should be our friends and we should take care of them. We don’t want to leave them hanging where they don’t belong or leave them out when we should include them.
Apostrophe misuses are definitely near the top of my list. For me, however, using "that" when it should be "who" takes the cake.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Zachariah. That's a good point. You usually use "who" after people and "that" after things. So saying, "The person that" wouldn't be as good as saying "The person who." Likewise, I recommend, for example, "The company that" instead of "The company who."
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In the design world, apostrophes are the canary in the coalmine. "Straight" apostrophes don't mean the same thing.