On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 10:32 AM, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> >
> >http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=12045
> >
>
> Hmmm..... It could be "mother's" day if referring possessively to a
> single mother, or it could be "mothers'" if it is used collectively.
> Leaving the apostrophe out entirely is certain to invoke a controversy.
>
>
One of my favorite grammar things I've seen posted online is:
"Let's eat, Grandma"
"Let's eat Grandma"
Punctuation: the difference between being social and being a cannibal.
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Paul Braun
Certified Music Junkie
"Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life." -- Berthold Auerbach
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