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		<title>Apostrophes</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[One final pet peeve concerning apostrophes incorrectly used with plurals. Almost all plurals that are not possessives do not use apostrophes.   Use PCs, not PC’s.   Use TVs, not TV’s.   Use tacos, not taco’s.   Use hundreds, not hundred’s.   Use pizzas, not pizza&#8217;s.   Use “Way to go, Vikings!” not “Way to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One final pet peeve concerning apostrophes incorrectly used with plurals.</p>
<p>Almost all plurals that are not possessives do not use apostrophes.<br />
  Use <strong>PCs</strong>, not PC’s.<br />
  Use <strong>TVs</strong>, not TV’s.<br />
  Use <strong>tacos</strong>, not taco’s.<br />
  Use <strong>hundreds</strong>, not hundred’s.<br />
  Use <strong>pizzas</strong>, not pizza&#8217;s.<br />
  Use “Way to go, <strong>Vikings</strong>!” not “Way to go, Viking&#8217;s!”</p>
<p>Exceptions are the plurals of letters and numbers.<br />
  There are two <strong>s&#8217;s</strong> in that word.<br />
  She dots all her <strong>i&#8217;s</strong> and crosses all her <strong>t&#8217;s</strong>.<br />
  My son can say his <strong>1&#8242;s</strong>, <strong>2&#8242;s</strong>, and <strong>3&#8242;s</strong> in five different languages.</p>
<p>Three posts are more than enough to spend on these misused apostrophes and might even cause you to join this group:<br />
<a href="http://www.killtheapostrophe.com"><br />
<img src="http://www.killtheapostrophe.com/kta_button.jpg" border="0" alt="killtheapostrophe.com" /><br />
</a><small>Lets discard the apostrophe. Its pointless.</small></p>
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		<title>Apostrophes</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 14:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apostrophes (’) are used for three reasons: possession (boy’s bike), contraction (don’t) or omission (Rock ’n’ Roll). Today I’ll cover possession. If the owner is singular, add the apostrophe before the s. The boy’s book. If the owner is plural, add the apostrophe after the s. The girls’ sleepover. If the owner is plural without [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Apostrophes (’) are used for three reasons: possession (boy’s bike), contraction (don’t) or omission (Rock ’n’ Roll). Today I’ll cover possession.</p>
<p>If the owner is singular, add the apostrophe before the <strong>s</strong>. <em>The boy’s book.</em></p>
<p>If the owner is plural, add the apostrophe after the <strong>s</strong>. <em>The girls’ sleepover.</em></p>
<p>If the owner is plural without an <strong>s</strong>, add <strong><em>’s</em></strong>. <em>The women’s room.</em></p>
<p>It the owner is <strong>it</strong>, do not add an apostrophe. <em>The court said its decision was fair.</em></p>
<p>Do not add an apostrophe on plural words that are not possessive. <em>The dogs barked.</em></p>
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