Jennifer Escalona tells it like it is
In: Writing Craft
7 Dec 2009We’re professional writers and we all know how to use apostrophes. And that makes it that much more annoying when someone around us does not. Do you have a Facebook friend or a Twitter follower who constantly murders the apostrophe? Send them this and they may not even notice they’re being impatiently corrected.
Just, whatever you do, don’t get caught up reading every single thing that The Oatmeal has ever published. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
Edit: The links appear to be down. Check back later. It’s worth the wait!
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4 Responses to Educate Someone About Apostrophes with Oatmeal
Vanessa
December 7th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
I can’t get the link to work:(
Jenn Escalona
December 7th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
It looks like it’s down. Wow, did I overwhelm them with the Escalona bump!?
I suppose the only thing to do is try back later. I’ll Facebook you if I see it come up. You need to see this.
Stephanie Richards
February 24th, 2010 at 10:23 pm
It is a joy and a curse to be a stickler for punctuation, isn’t it?! The grammar mistake that I cannot stand is the misplaced modifier in the lyrics of a song. It ruins the whole song for me.
Jenn Escalona
February 25th, 2010 at 12:48 pm
I’ve had one instance of bad grammar ruin whole articles or books for me! Sometimes ignorance really is bliss!