alt Hacker NewsI would like to posit that as grammar dies, we execute the apostrophe first. Somehow, despite the simple rule of “this is never EVER used to show plurality”, it is almost exclusively used for that these days.
I would like to posit that as grammar dies, we execute the apostrophe first. Somehow, despite the simple rule of “this is never EVER used to show plurality”, it is almost exclusively used for that these days.
The apostrophe is used to form the plural of lowercase letters, sometimes single numbers, and mixed-case acronyms.
The loss of the distinction between lose and loose is killing me though.