Fuckoffassholes t1_je3fru1 wrote on March 29, 2023 at 3:08 AM

Reply to comment by pessimistic_platypus in Phoebe Cates 1980s by steroidamoeba

I know the true intended purpose of apostrophes; my comment is unrelated to that. I'm saying I personally have an OCD beef with seeing a numeral touch a letter so I deliberately misuse the apostrophe in a non-possessive way.

If somebody typed "I like turtle's," I'd grind my teeth, but there's no numeral there, so the 80's is a special exception. I know this is wrong and I'm not allowed to make up the rules, but at the same time, can too.

AppreciableAppendage t1_je3wu2t wrote on March 29, 2023 at 6:02 AM

You can make up your own rules all you want, but you really shouldn't claim to be a Grammar Nazi. You're sort of the opposite

Fuckoffassholes t1_je4t7y3 wrote on March 29, 2023 at 12:46 PM

grammar and punctuation are two different things.

AppreciableAppendage t1_je6xflg wrote on March 29, 2023 at 9:09 PM

Do you also think you're a context connoisseur?