Comments on: Apostrophes Aren’t Difficult, People http://www.anwyn.com/2008/04/02/apostrophes-arent-difficult-people/ Sometime editor, all-the-time mother, delivering facts, reviews, commentary, and rants. Occasionally in that order. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:30:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Anne http://www.anwyn.com/2008/04/02/apostrophes-arent-difficult-people/#comment-279309 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 01:23:43 +0000 http://www.anwyn.com/2008/04/02/apostrophes-arent-difficult-people/#comment-279309 Ah -- but the agency I once worked for used the NYT Stylebook before converting to the AP and I've never had to learn the Chicago, though I own it. It's fatter than the other two put together and I've never learned my way around. After a while I just use my own logic, which is freeing but dangerous. Ah — but the agency I once worked for used the NYT Stylebook before converting to the AP and I’ve never had to learn the Chicago, though I own it. It’s fatter than the other two put together and I’ve never learned my way around. After a while I just use my own logic, which is freeing but dangerous.

]]> by: Anwyn http://www.anwyn.com/2008/04/02/apostrophes-arent-difficult-people/#comment-276104 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:30:47 +0000 http://www.anwyn.com/2008/04/02/apostrophes-arent-difficult-people/#comment-276104 That's a matter of editorial debate, unfortunately, as I am entirely with you and an apostrophe is ridiculous there. I think the Chicago Manual of Style is on our side, though I can't check right now because I don't have either my own house OR my own Chicago MoS therein, and hey, if Chicago is for us, the NYT can be against us all it wants. That’s a matter of editorial debate, unfortunately, as I am entirely with you and an apostrophe is ridiculous there. I think the Chicago Manual of Style is on our side, though I can’t check right now because I don’t have either my own house OR my own Chicago MoS therein, and hey, if Chicago is for us, the NYT can be against us all it wants.

]]> by: Anne http://www.anwyn.com/2008/04/02/apostrophes-arent-difficult-people/#comment-276090 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:21:47 +0000 http://www.anwyn.com/2008/04/02/apostrophes-arent-difficult-people/#comment-276090 How does this happen? Most of my complaints about apostrophe abuse concern overuse, made worse by children who are being named names loaded with apostrophes, but that's another subject altogether. What's your opinion about putting an apostrophe on things I consider plural, such as decades: 1960's, 1820's? I think the NYT Stylebook puts them in but I want to argue with somebody about this. Ditto something else I can't remember right now... I want apostrophe rationing. How does this happen?

Most of my complaints about apostrophe abuse concern overuse, made worse by children who are being named names loaded with apostrophes, but that’s another subject altogether.

What’s your opinion about putting an apostrophe on things I consider plural, such as decades: 1960’s, 1820’s? I think the NYT Stylebook puts them in but I want to argue with somebody about this. Ditto something else I can’t remember right now… I want apostrophe rationing.

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