Comments on: Comic: Misplaced Apostrophes http://writerunboxed.com/2010/07/31/comic-misplaced-apostrophes/ about the craft and business of fiction Thu, 24 May 2012 18:17:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Links: It’s Back-to-School Month 2010 Edition http://writerunboxed.com/2010/07/31/comic-misplaced-apostrophes/#comment-141111 Links: It’s Back-to-School Month 2010 Edition Mon, 09 Aug 2010 13:42:33 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/?p=4364#comment-141111 [...] Comic: Misplaced Apostrophes: I cringe when I see stuff like this even though I remind myself that our fingers sometimes do its own thing. I love Debbie Ohi’s work. (P.S. Congrats to her winning two awards at SCBWI!) Goodness knows, I’ve tried drawing my own characters, but never liked the work. It’s not a picky thing, but the “I stink at drawing” thing. [...] [...] Comic: Misplaced Apostrophes: I cringe when I see stuff like this even though I remind myself that our fingers sometimes do its own thing. I love Debbie Ohi’s work. (P.S. Congrats to her winning two awards at SCBWI!) Goodness knows, I’ve tried drawing my own characters, but never liked the work. It’s not a picky thing, but the “I stink at drawing” thing. [...]

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]]> By: Kristin Laughtin http://writerunboxed.com/2010/07/31/comic-misplaced-apostrophes/#comment-140874 Kristin Laughtin Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:36:48 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/?p=4364#comment-140874 Love it! I can sorta-maybe-kiiiinda see why the its/it's distinction is hard for some people, but I just don't get it when I see apostrophes in plurals. Love it! I can sorta-maybe-kiiiinda see why the its/it’s distinction is hard for some people, but I just don’t get it when I see apostrophes in plurals.
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]]> By: Meryl K Evans http://writerunboxed.com/2010/07/31/comic-misplaced-apostrophes/#comment-140849 Meryl K Evans Mon, 02 Aug 2010 02:04:12 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/?p=4364#comment-140849 Oh, by the way -- I didn't choke anyone -- just the print that I saw the offending word on! :) Oh, by the way — I didn’t choke anyone — just the print that I saw the offending word on! :)
Meryl K Evans´s last blog post ..Links- Happy Birthday- Brotha 2010 Edition

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]]> By: Meryl K Evans http://writerunboxed.com/2010/07/31/comic-misplaced-apostrophes/#comment-140848 Meryl K Evans Mon, 02 Aug 2010 01:56:27 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/?p=4364#comment-140848 Hey, Debbie -- did you put cameras in my house? That looks like me when I saw yet another "it's" that should've been "its." Thanks for the grin! Hey, Debbie — did you put cameras in my house? That looks like me when I saw yet another “it’s” that should’ve been “its.” Thanks for the grin!
Meryl K Evans´s last blog post ..Links- Happy Birthday- Brotha 2010 Edition

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]]> By: Tracy Hahn-Burkett http://writerunboxed.com/2010/07/31/comic-misplaced-apostrophes/#comment-140844 Tracy Hahn-Burkett Mon, 02 Aug 2010 01:24:43 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/?p=4364#comment-140844 So I'm not the only one . . . Whew! So I’m not the only one . . . Whew!
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]]> By: Marc Vun Kannon http://writerunboxed.com/2010/07/31/comic-misplaced-apostrophes/#comment-140842 Marc Vun Kannon Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:36:24 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/?p=4364#comment-140842 I was just talking to someone on Twitter about this. She recommended a blog post that was chock full of missing or unnecessary apostrophes. Fortunately she was writing about dialog, but still... Marc Vun Kannon http://authorguy.wordpress.com I was just talking to someone on Twitter about this. She recommended a blog post that was chock full of missing or unnecessary apostrophes. Fortunately she was writing about dialog, but still…

Marc Vun Kannon
http://authorguy.wordpress.com

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]]> By: Lydia Sharp http://writerunboxed.com/2010/07/31/comic-misplaced-apostrophes/#comment-140841 Lydia Sharp Sun, 01 Aug 2010 23:22:02 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/?p=4364#comment-140841 LOL! LOL!
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]]> By: Kathleen Bolton http://writerunboxed.com/2010/07/31/comic-misplaced-apostrophes/#comment-140831 Kathleen Bolton Sun, 01 Aug 2010 11:18:34 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/?p=4364#comment-140831 AHAHAHAHAAAAAAAA AHAHAHAHAAAAAAAA

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]]> By: Kristan http://writerunboxed.com/2010/07/31/comic-misplaced-apostrophes/#comment-140776 Kristan Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:19:15 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/?p=4364#comment-140776 LOL you know, sometimes I do feel this way... :P LOL you know, sometimes I do feel this way… :P
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]]> By: Alice http://writerunboxed.com/2010/07/31/comic-misplaced-apostrophes/#comment-140773 Alice Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:09:00 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/?p=4364#comment-140773 BWA HA HA HA!! I LOVE this!! Misplaced apostrophes DRIVE ME MAD!!! I'm a professor... whether I'm teaching logic, statistics, or psychology, I always find myself giving a lecture on apostrophes and directing them to helpful websites. I tell them that misplaced apostrophes are a hallmark of not paying attention in the 5th grade. AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!!!! BWA HA HA HA!! I LOVE this!! Misplaced apostrophes DRIVE ME MAD!!! I’m a professor… whether I’m teaching logic, statistics, or psychology, I always find myself giving a lecture on apostrophes and directing them to helpful websites. I tell them that misplaced apostrophes are a hallmark of not paying attention in the 5th grade.

AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!

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