http://blog.oup.com/2008/07/apostrophes/ Introducing brilliant authors to the blogosphere. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:43:07 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blog.oup.com/2008/07/apostrophes/comment-page-1/#comment-146989 Barry Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:35:00 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=1935#comment-146989 Shuldn't the second "Who's" in the title be "Whose?" Shuldn’t the second “Who’s” in the title be “Whose?”

]]> http://blog.oup.com/2008/07/apostrophes/comment-page-1/#comment-146864 Apostrophes and how they Annoy Smart People « Inept Writer Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:34:17 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=1935#comment-146864 [...] and how they Annoy Smart People July 10, 2008 The Oxford Etymologist chimes in on the annoying ways people use apostrophes and what, pray tell, can be done about [...] [...] and how they Annoy Smart People July 10, 2008 The Oxford Etymologist chimes in on the annoying ways people use apostrophes and what, pray tell, can be done about [...]

]]> http://blog.oup.com/2008/07/apostrophes/comment-page-1/#comment-146704 mollymooly Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:50:17 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=1935#comment-146704 In Ireland at least, 'tis, 'twill, 'twouldn't and the rest are by no means poetic mannerisms; though, being restricted to colloquial speech, we rarely see all those apostrophes in print. In Ireland at least, ’tis, ’twill, ‘twouldn’t and the rest are by no means poetic mannerisms; though, being restricted to colloquial speech, we rarely see all those apostrophes in print.

]]> http://blog.oup.com/2008/07/apostrophes/comment-page-1/#comment-146701 Dan Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:48:22 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=1935#comment-146701 You meant to say "impertinent an' offensive apostrophes," surely. You meant to say “impertinent an’ offensive apostrophes,” surely.

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