tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25573541.post5667733094826169654..comments2023-07-01T07:31:28.450-06:00Comments on LDS Publisher: Writing Tip Tuesday: Possessive ['s]LDS_Publisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15053645600240124892noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25573541.post-74134188448092788282010-06-06T16:22:28.053-06:002010-06-06T16:22:28.053-06:00I must have been writing fast because I'm sure...I must have been writing fast because I'm sure my "something" should be "sometimes." I need to reread my comments before I send them.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02479994957190485975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25573541.post-18385946475484306662010-06-02T10:17:00.287-06:002010-06-02T10:17:00.287-06:00LDSP, are you still alive?
*holds a delicious pot...LDSP, are you still alive?<br /><br />*holds a delicious pot of homemade chicken soup and a small but tasteful funeral wreath behind her back, ready to pull out the appropriate one depending on the answer*Melanie Goldmundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00270135660110676225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25573541.post-24857940742911974772010-05-29T10:13:59.551-06:002010-05-29T10:13:59.551-06:00Thanks for clarification. This is often a confusin...Thanks for clarification. This is often a confusing spot in writing.Elizabeth Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421529373495765794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25573541.post-3268710980299066412010-05-26T16:34:16.986-06:002010-05-26T16:34:16.986-06:00Thanks for the clarification. It's something w...Thanks for the clarification. It's something we all should know, but often forget.msdarcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09796149603339373953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25573541.post-74899176943203096742010-05-25T22:51:07.052-06:002010-05-25T22:51:07.052-06:00Oh man, that example through me for loop there for...Oh man, that example through me for loop there for a bit. I had to read it more than once.<br /><br />Anyway, that would definitely bug me seeing a sign that said 'Beauty and Nail's.' It bugs me just thinking about it. I'd be very tempted to sneak out at night and paint over the apotrophe. :)Heather Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05912222908759649253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25573541.post-9104399715279175012010-05-25T22:29:49.759-06:002010-05-25T22:29:49.759-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Heather Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05912222908759649253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25573541.post-88084865142578822902010-05-25T20:35:49.854-06:002010-05-25T20:35:49.854-06:00Thanks for the writing tip. It was really helpful....Thanks for the writing tip. It was really helpful.Elizabeth Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421529373495765794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25573541.post-52223274709849342072010-05-24T12:40:03.843-06:002010-05-24T12:40:03.843-06:00A day or so late reply.
Marny, fantastic, thank y...A day or so late reply.<br /><br />Marny, fantastic, thank you.Kesseehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14819950205400439397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25573541.post-16333578090774643672010-05-20T21:38:49.418-06:002010-05-20T21:38:49.418-06:00This especially drives me nuts in relation to year...This especially drives me nuts in relation to years: write 1800s, not 1800's. (It's the same principle: plural or possessive?)<br /><br />Kessee: Either B or C is correct, just be consistent. The only time A is correct is if his name is Jame. :) <i>The Chicago Manual of Style</i> has a good discussion of rules and exceptions at 7.17-23.Marnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10578680385845150761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25573541.post-29261342114226792002010-05-19T10:00:46.170-06:002010-05-19T10:00:46.170-06:00My comments usually are.My comments usually are.Melanie Jacobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02489615939726209573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25573541.post-32688620214144177322010-05-18T16:41:20.908-06:002010-05-18T16:41:20.908-06:00And if a proper name ends in an 's' how wo...And if a proper name ends in an 's' how would you show possession?<br /><br />A) Jame's pen.<br />B) James' pen.<br />C) James's pen.<br /><br />I am going with B) so far.Kesseehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14819950205400439397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25573541.post-17675428184309321302010-05-18T13:36:02.479-06:002010-05-18T13:36:02.479-06:00I've read that the rule of thumb on using it w...I've read that the rule of thumb on using it with acronyms (Like CDs or CD's) is to use whichever one makes it clearer, particularly where it makes a legitimate word if you don't, um, apostrophize it. <br /><br />Consider:<br /><br />We said our Hellos and His.<br /><br />And we can't have a topic like this without referencing this authoritative ;) work:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Girls-Like-Spaghetti-without-Apostrophes/dp/0399247068/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1274211226&sr=1-6" rel="nofollow">The Girl's Like Spaghetti</a>Jon Spellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13283068961865370674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25573541.post-45619063332700386042010-05-18T10:06:55.285-06:002010-05-18T10:06:55.285-06:00I read that pronouns do not use aprostrophes and o...I read that pronouns do not use aprostrophes and other than that the apostrophe is used to show possession. I also read that it is a style choice when writing indicating the plural of CDs. You can write CD's. The apostrophe S can get a bit confusing at times. I notice that I use it on accident something when writing fast myself.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02479994957190485975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25573541.post-87320822923891123882010-05-18T10:05:25.951-06:002010-05-18T10:05:25.951-06:00Thank you. It's cleared up for me now. :)Thank you. It's cleared up for me now. :)brendajeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03888990079125583606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25573541.post-60674971537522355462010-05-18T07:58:50.897-06:002010-05-18T07:58:50.897-06:00I wrote concerning the difference between "it...I wrote concerning the difference between "its" and "it's" on my blog a little while ago. I went through a logical reason why the possessive is "its" when most possessives follow a different pattern. You can read it here: http://timtypes.wordpress.com/2010/02/19/its-or-its/T.J.http://timtypes.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com