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(skeletor is leading by example by adding that unnecessary apostrophe...)

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[–] ButtCheekOnAStick@lemmy.world 74 points 2 years ago (5 children)

While you're adding commas, learn how apostrophes work.

[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 62 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's not an apostrophe, it's a comma floating away.

[–] prayer@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] fossphi@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Did you hear about Pluto?

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 32 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I use it to signify "here come's an S!"

[–] Risk@feddit.uk 29 points 2 years ago
[–] LordTrychon@startrek.website 16 points 2 years ago

I u'se it to 'signify "here come's an 'S!"*

[–] gramie@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago

Dave Barry FTW!

[–] woodytrombone@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

You mean apostrophe's.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

And it's not even consistent. Why is it "comma's," but not "password's"?

[–] hyves@feddit.nl 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Maybe they're Dutch, there it's only done for words that end in a vowel. Probably not though.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Interesting, didn't know that!

[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago

I think it's a Greek root so surely it's apostrophedes.