tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12201154.post2423084116585108967..comments2023-12-20T03:06:18.806-07:00Comments on )en's Log: Moral Dilemm'a)enhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14792913134059418696noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12201154.post-34863410567657779022008-06-01T17:44:00.000-06:002008-06-01T17:44:00.000-06:00Yes. Similarly, Morelloes is fun too. Thanks for ...Yes. Similarly, Morelloes is fun too. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the support. I will, as Joel said, choose my battles. Or just write passive aggressive blog posts. :))enhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14792913134059418696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12201154.post-60506034786689871292008-05-31T06:09:00.000-06:002008-05-31T06:09:00.000-06:00Okay, I can't help it. I'm spelling it Scoresbies...Okay, I can't help it. I'm spelling it Scoresbies from here on out. <BR/><BR/>I too support you in your apostrophe mission, for without mechanics rules, our language would quickly be in crazytown.Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08965011034363483789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12201154.post-5922980693189426672008-05-30T19:21:00.000-06:002008-05-30T19:21:00.000-06:00Ha ha. Yes, accent is another very interesting and...Ha ha. Yes, accent is another very interesting and entertaining thing as well. Sean has taken to saying "Hahrrible" (short o sound) and "Flahrida" and "ahrange" and I reeeeally don't know how I feel about that.<BR/><BR/>Ash, all of those look right. I had to read them over a few times. Crazy town. Sometimes, with names that end in y, which also seems to throw people off, I like to change them the way you might another word ending in y, like with fly, you add ies. Flies. So for example, to make Scoresby plural: Scoresbies. :D it's just good fun.)enhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14792913134059418696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12201154.post-74116803390376040222008-05-30T16:45:00.000-06:002008-05-30T16:45:00.000-06:00I am with you Ashley, since my last name is Gibbs,...I am with you Ashley, since my last name is Gibbs, everyone has trouble with the extra s. I always thought you just add an apostrophe to make it possessive and an es for plural, but the es looks funny. But what bugs me is when people say it, "We're going to the Gibbs--'s house" I don't know why, but I would rather they said the Gibbs house.<BR/>Jen, while i was reading how you had to adjust to the way people talk in New York, I couldn't help but laugh because you are from Utah and when I first went there I was blown away at all the dropped g's and silent t's. (walkin', talkin', mou'ain, Lay'on) and like you, I had a hard time not correcting everyone. I would suggest that you let it go for the most part, I think they are probably just unsure or ignorant and would not like to be told that they are. I'm glad I am not the only one that feels this way.Liannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10373363993862432496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12201154.post-60297089585705862202008-05-30T02:44:00.000-06:002008-05-30T02:44:00.000-06:00I'm with you, Jen. Speak out. I will join your cam...I'm with you, Jen. Speak out. I will join your campaign. I like to use correct grammar and punctuation myself, and I do make mistakes now and again, too. But I also know that people HAVE gone apostrophe crazy, and that seems like a hard-and-fast rule that would be a good place to start.<BR/><BR/>I also see extraneous apostrophes all the time because of our last name (it's Banks, for all of my comment fans). People just don't know what to do with the 's' on the end. Now that I have a soapbox, here are some options:<BR/><BR/>The Banks Family<BR/>"Take this to the Bankses."<BR/>"I am jealous of the Bankses' movie collection."<BR/>"Ashley Banks' blog" or "Ashley Banks's blog" (rules differ)<BR/><BR/>(Now I'm second guessing myself. Are all of those correct?)Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16704415249806449851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12201154.post-64753742132581033822008-05-29T21:31:00.000-06:002008-05-29T21:31:00.000-06:00That is a very good point, Joel. I will consider t...That is a very good point, Joel. I will consider that. Your comment is appreciated. I am a robot. apparently.)enhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14792913134059418696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12201154.post-74431988280201863292008-05-29T09:51:00.000-06:002008-05-29T09:51:00.000-06:00This is hard for me too, especially since being a ...This is hard for me too, especially since being a grammar nazi is essentially what I do for a living.<BR/>I guess you have to choose your battles. When I worked at the Distribution Center and people wanted me to emboss scriptures for a family using the apostrophe, I tried to talk them out of it because they would be staring at that apostrophe for years. On the other hand, my in-laws have a stamp that has the abominable apostrophe on it, which they use for the return address on mail. There's no point in trying to convince them to get a new stamp.<BR/>In the end it's probably no different from personal trainers walking around seeing fat people or doctors walking around seeing people smoking.Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01017776667875077490noreply@blogger.com