An apostrophe is when your connecting two words the apostrophe goes where the missing letter is e.g has not - hasn’t.I still don’t understand apostrophes (and I’m in my mid 30’s)
Someone please teach me….. ?
Genuinely, this is honestly brilliantly helpful! If only my KS2 teacher had explained it to me this wayAn apostrophe is when your connecting two words the apostrophe goes where the missing letter is e.g has not - hasn’t.
I’m not sure if this has been mentioned I haven’t read through the whole thread but I’ve seen this three times this morning ‘generally’ instead of ‘genuinely’ two different words with totally different meanings
The possessive would be "It is Jane's book" and names that end in s just have an apostrophe so "It is James' book".Genuinely, this is honestly brilliantly helpful! If only my KS2 teacher had explained it to me this way
What’s the possessive thing about? Also, say a name ends in an S, what happens then? James’s or James’ or neither? Why?
*as an example of correct apostrophe usage, the "your" in the first sentence should be "you're" - a contraction of the words you and are.An apostrophe is when your connecting two words the apostrophe goes where the missing letter is e.g has not - hasn’t.
I’m not sure if this has been mentioned I haven’t read through the whole thread but I’ve seen this three times this morning ‘generally’ instead of ‘genuinely’ two different words with totally different meanings
This is a very good guide:I still don’t understand apostrophes (and I’m in my mid 30’s)
Someone please teach me….. ?
It's really sad when educators can't get it right, the children they are teaching don't stand a hopeI work in the education sector and today a colleague wrote to me using "your" instead of "you're"
Arghh! My eyes!It's really sad when educators can't get it right, the children they are teaching don't stand a hope
This is from the website of a school that one of my daughters was looking at for her son.View attachment 1186837
and to put it online, NOONE has realised the mistakeArghh! My eyes!
Or should I say, my eye’s!
How can a teacher make such a basic mistake?
i used to work in a bookshop, and i always remember when a different member of staff stuck a sign in the window which Read "now open on Sunday's" - i was horrified and had to remove it immediately!It's really sad when educators can't get it right, the children they are teaching don't stand a hope
This is from the website of a school that one of my daughters was looking at for her son.View attachment 1186837
I've seen people write ' loan behold'"Low and behold" instead of "Lo and behold"
"The curtains compliment the flooring" instead of "The curtains complEment the flooring"
"Per say" instead of "Per se"
"Low and behold" instead of "Lo and behold"
... I could go on all day!
Were you meant to put low and behold twice"Low and behold" instead of "Lo and behold"
"The curtains compliment the flooring" instead of "The curtains complEment the flooring"
"Per say" instead of "Per se"
"Low and behold" instead of "Lo and behold"
... I could go on all day!
They’re different phrases though. Early doors refers to an establishment opening early. Early days means the start of something.People who use "early doors" instead of "early days"!!
People who use "early doors" instead of "early days"!!
I use early doors all the time. Mainly to refer to leaving work early!They’re different phrases though. Early doors refers to an establishment opening early. Early days means the start of something.
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