Straight talk from Yossarian the Grammarian about apostrophes and why “the Jones’s house” is wrong and “the Joneses’ house” is right. English grammar
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The Misuse of Apostrophe’s (Steve’s Grammatical Observations #2)
See the Steve’s Grammar DEMO REEL with links to other episodes: www.youtube.com Steve’s Grammatical Observations is now on Facebook: www.facebook.com The apostrophe is being grossly misused, not only to pluralize nouns, but most recently in the 3rd person conjugation of verbs. for example: he want’s – wtf???
How do I use WHOSE?
Which of the following example(s) is correct:
- 1. “Whose on the Titanic’s List of Passengers…” (without a question mark); or
- 2. “Whose who on the Titanic’s List of Passengers…” (also without a question mark); or
- 3. “Who’s who on the Titanic’s List of Passengers…” (also without a question mark).
These questions have been bugging me for quite a long time! Thanks.