Fly Swatter's

For BBQ’s

If you have a decent filter it should remove any bugs (and unnecessary punctuation)

No, Goq. Not really. Just trying to get your goat (get it?)

Fly swatter’s what?

” haifagirl

Chief of Grammar Enforcement

Commandos

Fly swatter’s what? ”

I knew this title would bring haifagirl out fighting! It’s the apostrophe catastrophe! (That’s what I meant by unnecessary punctuation in my earlier post). Goq use your fly swatter’s to knock off the extra apostrophe!

I’ll give you a free lesson in apostrophe uaeage.

Reader Beware! This is a

grammatically incorrect story.

Please fix the apostrophe catastrophes.

One day, Arnie decided to fulfill his

lifelong dream and start a sign-

making business. His first project for

his business was to create a sign for his new sign company.

Arnie was pleased with his new sign,

and just as he was about to reward

himself with a generous helping of his

rang. It was the grocer, Ennis, and he

needed a sign.

He shoved the last of the pie into his

mouth, grabbed his tools, and made

for the town market.

sign with a gleam of pride in his eyes.

horror

A couple of weeks later, Arnie received

his second business phone call. This

phone call was of particular interest to

Arnie, because it was much larger

than his previous sign-making

endeavors.

glazed over.

The billboard was for the rather shady

town boat dealer, Sal. The dealership

his billboard. He knew that this time

he had the perfect apostrophe

placement.

SENOR SAL’S SUPERCHARGED

SPEEDBOAT DEALERSHIP

town!!

Arnie called Sal over to admire his

work. Arnie noticed that as Sal stared

at the sign, his face grew red and

steam began to shoot from his ears.

READER! Why do you think Sal is

unhappy with the sign??

ANSWERS!!!

Harry Nomore says:

placement indicates that the sign-

making business belongs to more

than one Arnie. And the only other

Arnie in town is Arnie Lumpkin, and

I don’t think you share ownership

with him! Just move the apostrophe

with singular possessive words, the

with plural possessives it follows

Ennis says:

Enni! How utterly embarrassing!

apostrophes, Arnie? When you have

normally form the possessive by

SPEEDBOAT DEALERSHIP

town!!

Sal says:

Why on earth did you put an

personal pronoun, and you never

use an apostrophe to form the

possessive of a pronoun.

SPEEDBOAT DEALERSHIP

Its speedboats are the dandiest in

town!

Haifagirl do I have your approval?

Haifagirl do I have your approval?

Absolutely!

I especially liked:

Enni! How utterly embarrassing!

apostrophes, Arnie? When you have

normally form the possessive by

Most people mess that up.