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I was tempted to fix it. Still am. I have the power to do so.
As a mod, I know exactly how you feel. We can change titles. I am so tempted. In fact, I do change some title mistakes in Health&Wellness and I justify it because someone doing a search on that topic might not find it if it says "How Many Doctor's Take Vitamin's?"
As a mod, I know exactly how you feel. We can change titles. I am so tempted. In fact, I do change some title mistakes in Health&Wellness and I justify it because someone doing a search on that topic might not find it if it says "How Many Doctor's Take Vitamin's?"
I think there was a discussion about this on the PMF, and somebody said we are free to go ahead and do it even if it's not our assigned forum. I've fixed thread titles several times when I noticed it.
I just fixed this one rather than make a smart remark.
The whole apostrophe abuse phenomenon has gotten terrible in the past decade.
I think there was a discussion about this on the PMF, and somebody said we are free to go ahead and do it even if it's not our assigned forum. I've fixed thread titles several times when I noticed it.
I just fixed this one rather than make a smart remark.
The whole apostrophe abuse phenomenon has gotten terrible in the past decade.
At least they didn't say "Kennedies".
Not to belabor the subject, but doesn't it take extra effort to add an apostrophe? On my laptop I have to stop and add an apostrophe and on my phone, adding an apostrophe is kind of hard. Is there some sort of auto correct that automatically adds the apostrophe for them? Or are they so concerned about being "correct" that they stop and take the extra effort to add it. Mainly, what I mean is, do they actually think the apostrophe to form a plural is correct? And, if so, do they really care so much that they go to the effort to add the apostrophe? (Inquiring minds and all that...)
I think a lot of mistakes like this begin in childhood and become habits. Once a word looks right through habitual use, even if it's mis-spelled, the correct spelling looks wrong for a long time.
I found this out in high school when I discovered I had been spelling Wednesday wrong all my life. I had always spelled it Wensday before, and no one had ever corrected me.
I discovered my mis-spelling myself, and when I did, I was sure it was a misprint. I had to go to a calendar and see the word again before I accepted I had been making the mistake from the first time I ever spelled the word.
I had to think about it for years afterward. It became a point to get the spelling right for me until habit took over and the spelling became habitual again. I also changed the way I say the word aloud, and I'm the only person I know who pronounces it correctly.
I think a lot of mistakes like this begin in childhood and become habits. Once a word looks right through habitual use, even if it's mis-spelled, the correct spelling looks wrong for a long time.
I found this out in high school when I discovered I had been spelling Wednesday wrong all my life.
I spelled high school as "highschool" until I was in grad school and a professor corrected my paper. (How embarrassing.)
It's harder to understand so much apostrophe misuse, though; the correct use of apostrophes seemed to have been drilled into so many of us in the elementary grades.
I spelled high school as "highschool" until I was in grad school and a professor corrected my paper. (How embarrassing.)
It's harder to understand so much apostrophe misuse, though; the correct use of apostrophes seemed to have been drilled into so many of us in the elementary grades.
Not to belabor the subject, but doesn't it take extra effort to add an apostrophe? On my laptop I have to stop and add an apostrophe and on my phone, adding an apostrophe is kind of hard. Is there some sort of auto correct that automatically adds the apostrophe for them? Or are they so concerned about being "correct" that they stop and take the extra effort to add it. Mainly, what I mean is, do they actually think the apostrophe to form a plural is correct? And, if so, do they really care so much that they go to the effort to add the apostrophe? (Inquiring minds and all that...)
I'm lucky in that if I type 'it', my phone presents me with 3 options...it, it's, its.
Commas require the extra step.
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