06 Feb 21
@divegeester saidYou fail to point out that if it's to be "Greengrocers' " then it should be "Apostrophes" plural [regardless of whether it's capitalized or not].
I would prefer it if the word “apostrophe” didn’t have a capital A in the title, nor in the post.
06 Feb 21
@fmf saidNo “failure”.
You fail to point out that if it's to be "Greengrocers' " then it should be "Apostrophes" plural [regardless of whether it's capitalized or not].
I just doesn't like to point to to many corrective grammar errors in one post, especially when I’m none so good at it mineself.
06 Feb 21
@handyandy saidWhat about the teacher that taught that teacher? 😉 😛
The "Greengrocer's Apostrophe" is the incorrect use of an apostrophe before the final s in plural nouns (e.g., noun's). If it's taught in schools, the teacher should be fired.
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@fmf saidNot if the Greengrocers were sharing one Apostrophe between them, thus having joint ownership, as indicated by the apostrophe on the end of greengrocers. (Random use of CaPitALs)
You fail to point out that if it's to be "Greengrocers' " then it should be "Apostrophes" plural [regardless of whether it's capitalized or not].
Sorry to be a pedant, but you would know all about that.
07 Feb 21
@handyandy saidBut in the case of the thread title, where the G and the A are capitalised to indicate a figurative subject, the subject being “Greengrocer’s (exemplar use of) Apostrophe(s)”. It is not a literal possessive which is being described.
The "Greengrocer's Apostrophe" is the incorrect use of an apostrophe before the final s in plural nouns (e.g., noun's). If it's taught in schools, the teacher should be fired.
07 Feb 21
@kewpie saidI think the capital A is appropriate for the titular aspect of “Greengrocers Apostrophe”, I.e. to denote the figurative concept, but not in its grammatical use to indicate the possessive.
http://www.compassrose.com/grammar/greengrocer.html
This page is one of my sources, and the two capitalised letters came from it, although I felt the word "The" was superfluous.