Kids These Days…
Do NOT know how to use apostrophes. The following comes from a paper I recently graded.
“A states power is best calculated by it’s economy and the states military when compared to that of other state’s.”
Shudder. That sentence literally caused me to convulse in my chair when I first read it. I could hardly stand to type it myself just now.
“A states power is best calculated by it’s economy and the states military when compared to that of other state’s.”
Shudder. That sentence literally caused me to convulse in my chair when I first read it. I could hardly stand to type it myself just now.
posted by OleNelson at 12:49 AM
6 Comments:
Pluralized, possessive, whatever - 'sall good on AOL Instant Messenger!
Urgh...I shuddered just reading that.
Yeah, bad student writing!
I recently saw a paper in which "carte blanche" was rendered as "carp launch." Repeatedly.
Hahahah! That's great! Because they made the exact wrong choice every time! I love grammar.
WTF1!!!!!!! OMG1!!!! Teh gramm3r seesm ok 2me!!!!11
OleNel’son,
You need to delete thi’s po’st. It hurt’s my eye’s.
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