Lisa Cuddy Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 1 hour ago, Miguel Sanchez said: The Reynolds one is wrong. I agree, so I got 10/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 3 hours ago, Miguel Sanchez said: In fact, f**k apostrophes. Can we have a serious conversation on P&B's collective inability to differentiate between seen and saw properly, please? Okay. You cannot seen a piece of wood in two with a seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 23 minutes ago, Lisa Cuddy said: I agree, so I got 10/10. Reynoldses' just sounds and reads so clumsy. I can understand it avoids possible confusion about the rightful individual or collective ownership of the car, but you would get that by context. Americans are silly. Clumsy also looks very wrong, but clumbsy is a no go I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardinal Richelieu Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 I dont do pointless quizzes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 I've just sent a stern email to both The Sun and The Beeb (who are also running the story) that it should be The Punctuation Vigilante. Not that these things bother me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold Rover Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 6 hours ago, Darren said: I got 9/10. I would argue that I was also correct with my answer below. Correct Answer: A The Reynoldses’ car has a flat tire, Sal Reynolds told me. Explanation: The plural of Reynolds is Reynoldses. The car belonged to all the Reynoldses, so add an unaccompanied apostrophe to show plural possession with a word ending in s. Your Answer: C The Reynolds’ car has a flat tire, Sal Reynolds told me. You had exactly the same answers as me, Darren, with identical reasoning. "Reynoldses" indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 10 hours ago, Bold Rover said: You had exactly the same answers as me, Darren, with identical reasoning. "Reynoldses" indeed! I was the same. Reynoldses. f**k off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 This must be from the Anti-Grammar Vigilantes. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-29/why-your-wrong-to-care-about-grammar/8561860 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The DA Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 On 4/6/2017 at 09:34, Shandon Par said: I was the same. Reynoldses. f**k off. To be fair, we do say 'keeping up with the Joneses'. I got it wrong. f**k the Reynoldses. And f**k the Joneses, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 2 hours ago, The DA said: To be fair, we do say 'keeping up with the Joneses'. I got it wrong. f**k the Reynoldses. And f**k the Joneses, too. So you can't be bothered with the keeping up with the Joneseses brigade. Fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecto Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 The grammar police on here are nothing compared to...https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3242582/word-vigilante-night-correct-signs-apostrophes/ Has anybody on here snuck out in the middle of the night to paint an apostrophe on a business sign? If so then did you achieve your goal? Does anybody have any suggestions for local businesses whose details can be passed on to this hero to fix? Does anybody have a better idea for his superhero name other than 'The Grammar Vigilante'? I have not, but there is no excuse for poor grammar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 For ages, there was a big banner advertisement outside the Mitchell Street car park in Glasgow that would do my tits in. I forget what it was for, but it featured a name like 'Jones', only they'd b*****dised it to Jones'es. Fucking Jones'es. Anyway, does anyone know if Bandeath Industrial Estate still has a roadsign outside reading 'DEATH TRIAL STATE'? I appreciated the care with which some nutter had very carefully scraped off the lettering to evoke images of Texas in the wooly wilds of Throsk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 9/10. Fucked by the Reynoldses. Does a thread need a minimum number of page's to be gold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 5 hours ago, The Mantis said: 9/10. Fucked by the Reynoldses. Does a thread need a minimum number of page's to be gold? No, just a minimum number of incorrect apostrophes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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