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K8-EEE Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 10:10 PM
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What possesses Freepers? (punctuation)
I know that the whole possessive thang is an oft-made mistake on the "internets" but those folks seem extra-random with it. Not too often you see the rule applied different ways in the same (SHORT) sentence! I do however agree with the meaning of it:

There will be no more Reagan’s, Hunters, Thompsons or Tancredo’s.

From the Freepers mouth to God's ears! Or: Gods ear's, for lurking Freeps!

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TwilightZone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 10:12 PM
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1. DU isn't much better.
I don't know how many times I've seen "The Clinton's are doing blah, blah!"

Hey, wait a minute....
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sakabatou Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 10:14 PM
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2. The Clintons is are doin...
:crazy:
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TwilightZone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 11:35 PM
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17. I always want to respond...
"The Clinton's what?"
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 10:16 PM
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3. You're right
DU has its own "HUGH" and "SERIES"
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TwilightZone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 10:20 PM
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5. The Freepers do manage to be funnier.
Edited on Sat Jan-19-08 10:20 PM by TwilightZone
Example: "Get a brain, morans!"
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 11:03 PM
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14. That's not funnier
that's just stupid. There's a huge difference between funny and being an idiot.
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TwilightZone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 11:19 PM
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15. Unintentionally funny.
I found it amusing because it was idiotic.
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Webster Green Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 10:18 PM
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4. True.....DU isn't much better..
There seems to be much confusion about how to use: there/their, no/know, to/too etc.
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Berry Cool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 10:22 PM
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6. Don't forget "lose/loose." n/t
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PDJane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 10:28 PM
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7. That one happens to be my pet peeve........
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Rageneau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 11:02 PM
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13. Definately Incredable!
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951-Riverside Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 10:49 PM
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9. "Your" Right n/t
:rofl:
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sojourner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 10:48 PM
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8. beelzebub? oh....you meant why no education... low IQ?
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Snarkoleptic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 10:51 PM
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10. I could care less. They're gonna loose the election. Oh well, lazy fair.
I lurk at "the site that shall remain nameless" and have grown familliar with their seventh grade grammar, punctuation and depth of analysis.
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Quantess Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 10:51 PM
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11. Sorry to break it to you.
Freeps have not cornered the market in bad punctuation, mangled grammar, or misspelling. There's a fair amount of that here, too.
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Chovexani Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 10:53 PM
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12. Apostrophe abuse drives me nuts.
:mad:
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kineneb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-19-08 11:32 PM
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16. misuse the apostrophe- go to jail. it is the law.
After writing academic papers, I seldom use contractions in writing.

Save the apostrophe for possessives!

It really gets to me on signs. Ack. "Open on Monday's" ...who the heck is Monday, and what is open?
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