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(skeletor is leading by example by adding that unnecessary apostrophe...)

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[–] [email protected] 74 points 8 months ago (5 children)

While you're adding commas, learn how apostrophes work.

[–] [email protected] 62 points 8 months ago (1 children)

That's not an apostrophe, it's a comma floating away.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Did you hear about Pluto?

[–] [email protected] 32 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I use it to signify "here come's an S!"

[–] [email protected] 29 points 8 months ago
[–] [email protected] 16 points 8 months ago

I u'se it to 'signify "here come's an 'S!"*

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Dave Barry FTW!

[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago

You mean apostrophe's.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

And it's not even consistent. Why is it "comma's," but not "password's"?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Maybe they're Dutch, there it's only done for words that end in a vowel. Probably not though.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Interesting, didn't know that!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

I think it's a Greek root so surely it's apostrophedes.