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Originally posted by Merkin:
I was glad to see the post that the apostophe can be correct when used to avoid confusion. I personally use PM'S , (don't want people to think I'm saying "I got your PM syndrome 
)
I personally don't mind seening grammatical mistakes in emails and foruming, I'm guilty of not always proofing before I post, and as was pointed out, people have different skill levels in english.
But when it creeps into billboards, magazines, and newspapers, it makes my blood boil! These people are professional wordsmiths, for crying out loud; they are paid for their mastery of the language. There is no excuse, none, for bad grammar in the media.
DEATH TO THE MISPLACED APOSTROPHE!!! IMPEACH THE POORLY USED
SEMI-COLON!!! JOIN ME, MY BROTHERS TO SAVE OUR BELOVED TONGUE!!!
(I hope these word's made sense: I didnt mean to people with grammar shortcoming's)
Yes, exactly. Damn right!! [img]smile.gif[/img]
Emails are the best place for being creative with language in that 'sod the punctuation' short of way. On a forum, I don't care about use of grammar etc UNLESS the person is trying to make a serious point during a serious discussion. Using grammar incorrectly can totally hash the point being made, led to something completely different being understood from what was actually intended. So I guess it's a case of 'use bad grammar at own risk'....
As a professional wordsmith myself, I would like to point out that in advertising, it often doesn't work to use grammar correctly. (i.e. you end up with a long tedious sentence rather than a short sharp message.... ) However, there's no excuse for spelling mistakes whatsoever!
Cheetah gives all offenders a BIG SMACK and makes them stand with their backs turned for an hour, whilst the rest of the class plays in the sand pit before gorging on special milk and biscuits.