Are we overusing apostrophes?
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Are we overusing apostrophes?
What do you think? Are apostrophes and contractions overused? Is our writing becoming lazier? Can you live a month without a working apostrophe key on your keyboard?
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I love how this post has no apostrophes in it. It is something to think about though. What will our language look like in the next century?kandscreeley wrote:Interesting thought. I think that this goes along with social media and cell phone usage. All of our words and communications are getting shorter and shorter. We abbreviate words, and we use contractions. What will our language look like many years from now?
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DATo wrote:Prob'ly
HA! Honestly, I don't think we're using them too terribly much considering writing in the Elizabethan era was riddled with them, just in a different place usually. They preferred cutting off specific letters versus how we shove two whole words together.
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I agree, it does make you stop and think about what you're writing before you hit send, which is a good thing.liniageline89 wrote:True that. I do like how it made me be more conscious about my use of language. Having to rewrite or rethink my words often made me rethink my whole message. Rather then race off a quick message and click send, I now have to stop and think: Is that word really necessary? Is that what I really mean? Is that the best way to write this sentence?
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