Comments on: Common mistake #1: You’re your own worst enemy http://augustsun.co.za/2008/09/16/common-mistake-1-youre-your-own-worst-enemy/ A content strategy consultancy based in Cape Town, South Africa Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:45:11 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Craig http://augustsun.co.za/2008/09/16/common-mistake-1-youre-your-own-worst-enemy/comment-page-1/#comment-257 Craig Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:45:11 +0000 http://augustsun.co.za/?p=8#comment-257 I hope that the people that need help here take you're advice here. Nice blog. Rather jealous that your based in Cape Town. Some people have all the fun. Cheers I hope that the people that need help here take you’re advice here. Nice blog. Rather jealous that your based in Cape Town. Some people have all the fun.
Cheers

]]> By: Gray Kane http://augustsun.co.za/2008/09/16/common-mistake-1-youre-your-own-worst-enemy/comment-page-1/#comment-252 Gray Kane Mon, 29 Dec 2008 07:55:58 +0000 http://augustsun.co.za/?p=8#comment-252 The possessive apostrophe is on its way out of the English language. As a composition teacher, I keep teaching it, but I often find it omitted not only from my students' papers and online texts, but also from billboards hovering over US highways. Hard-copy publishers repeatedly demonstrate lower editing standards, so even if print practices somehow still set the standard, less and less is there a standard within print to govern practices outside of it. We can prescribe grammar all we want, but descriptively, we have to admit that language changes even when we don't want it to. Nonetheless, I appreciate your noble efforts. The possessive apostrophe is on its way out of the English language. As a composition teacher, I keep teaching it, but I often find it omitted not only from my students’ papers and online texts, but also from billboards hovering over US highways.

Hard-copy publishers repeatedly demonstrate lower editing standards, so even if print practices somehow still set the standard, less and less is there a standard within print to govern practices outside of it.

We can prescribe grammar all we want, but descriptively, we have to admit that language changes even when we don’t want it to.

Nonetheless, I appreciate your noble efforts.

]]> By: Gavin http://augustsun.co.za/2008/09/16/common-mistake-1-youre-your-own-worst-enemy/comment-page-1/#comment-220 Gavin Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:28:55 +0000 http://augustsun.co.za/?p=8#comment-220 Strongbad had some songs about grammar and spelling. This one was: "Y O U R", "Y O U apostrophe R E" They're as different as night and day Don't you think that night and day are different what's wrong with you Ooh, even better, a link with an mp3: http://www.lionking.org/~hekima/thestick/grammar.html Strongbad had some songs about grammar and spelling. This one was:
“Y O U R”, “Y O U apostrophe R E”
They’re as different as night and day
Don’t you think that night and day are different
what’s wrong with you

Ooh, even better, a link with an mp3:
http://www.lionking.org/~hekima/thestick/grammar.html

]]> By: Deon Erasmus http://augustsun.co.za/2008/09/16/common-mistake-1-youre-your-own-worst-enemy/comment-page-1/#comment-204 Deon Erasmus Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:25:18 +0000 http://augustsun.co.za/?p=8#comment-204 Lookit http://www.eatsshootsandleaves.com/ESLquiz.html for a little apostrophe game. Apostrophe abuse is my favourite pet hate :) Lookit http://www.eatsshootsandleaves.com/ESLquiz.html for a little apostrophe game. Apostrophe abuse is my favourite pet hate :)

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