Adding 's to every plural word

[sygazelle]

Originally Posted by ASAP

I think the reason this happens is just general nomenclature of some items-

M3's ok not right but what if you say-

M3s... some may think this is a different version of an m3

M3Cs... is that plural or singular lol?

M2Cs... is this referring to plural M2C or a singular M2Cs lmao?

I like M3's from the 1990's the best.

[Chihuahua]

For all intensive purposes, either way seems OK to me.

[sygazelle]

Originally Posted by stocktree

You guy's have issue's.

IFTFY

[sygazelle]

Originally Posted by Chihuahua

For all intensive purposes, either way seems OK to me.

Good one.

[TiMSport]

Originally Posted by sygazelle

I'm not smart enough to challenge your response. If you say you are correct, that's great and I just learned something.

It is humorous, and ironic I suppose, when people decide to give other people a grammar, punctuation, or spelling lesson and make errors of their own during their teachable moment.

I know I make mistakes when I post. I probably have a misteak right here in this post. So, I'd be the last guy to call out another poster on such matters.

Oh I make mistakes often but usually when I'm in a hurry to type and don't pay close attention. I like how you added a red flag in your sentence there, lol.

I almost never correct people because I know it can be annoying. It just so happens the OP created a thread specific to a topic I have always thought about because I notice the misuse of apostrophes often when people simply want to convey a plurality of an object.

[shimmy23]

if its work related I care. On a forum or any other text, I could care less. capital letters don't even bother me. Can you tell? Half the time me phone auto corrects and I don't care enough to go back and fix it.

[upstatedoc]

Originally Posted by Chihuahua

For all intensive purposes, either way seems OK to me.

I could care less

[DisguisedDriver]

Originally Posted by jimbethesda

True. Why the anger?

Nobody likes the fact that they're stupid to be pointed out, especially publicly

[upstatedoc]

Originally Posted by DisguisedDriver

Nobody likes the fact that they're stupid to be pointed out, especially publicly

Easy now. And, welcome aboard!

[F32Fleet]

Originally Posted by jimbethesda

Does it drive anyone else crazy when people (seems like 95% of people) add 's to denote more than one?

The meet up was great, lots of M3's, M4's, and M8's.

And I'm a finance guy, I can only imagine what the English majors (not major's) think.

I suspect it's primarily due to auto-correct.

[Lady Jane]

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[TiMSport]

Originally Posted by F32Fleet

I suspect it's primarily due to auto-correct.

No, it's not. If that were true, the so-called "auto-correct" function would not actually be correct. Lol.

[UncleWede]

Grammar nazis help me out, this just doesn't roll off the tongue

May she have been in heaven 10 minutes before the devil knew she was dead.

[TiMSport]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

Grammar nazis help me out, this just doesn't roll off the tongue

May she have been in heaven 10 minutes before the devil knew she was dead.

Does.... Not....Compute.

Is that supposed to be a question? It's certainly a different spin on the original saying.

[UncleWede]

Originally Posted by TiMSport

Does.... Not....Compute.

Is that supposed to be a question? It's certainly a different spin on the original saying.

The she in question passed Monday night. I was trying (poorly, obviously) to adapt the saying to the situation at hand on Tuesday, and make my condolences to the family.

[TiMSport]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

The she in question passed Monday night. I was trying (poorly, obviously) to adapt the saying to the situation at hand on Tuesday, and make my condolences to the family.

Ahh I see. In that context it actually works I think. I had never heard it used that way. I'm sure the family appreciated the gesture.

BTW, I am by no means a grammar expert.