add an apostrophe for today

a gram of grammar: PEOPLE'S OPINION

kinsa na opinion?
sa people
kinsa ganeh ang tag-iya sa opinion?
ang people
THEREFORE: butangi og apostrophe..kay naa may tag-iya ana na opinion

*put apostrophe to show ownership [naay tag-iya]
ex. daniel's cap, teacher's table, neighbor's gate, Mitot's fone, Mitot's house

compliments for......

bongmendoza.blogspot


planetphilippines.com



flickriver.com

Gov. IMEE MARCOS. 
She inherited her Mom Imelda Romualdez-Marcos' artistic side and temper, while she was endowed with her late Dad and former President Ferdinand Edrolin Marcos' political savvy and zeal to serve his countrymen.

[text by Arlene Foz @ Traveltalks, TRAVEL PLUS, MARCH-MAY 2011]

WITHOUT AND WITH APOSTROPHES

brand names that have no apostrophes:

1. Starbucks
2. Watsons
3. Debenhams  [see http://peterviney.wordpress.com/about/elt-articles/apostrophes/]
4. Harrods
5. Boots

...has apostrophes

1. McDonald's
2. TGIF's

big educ question for today

is there an apostrophe in " Starbucks" ?

or none?

answer: wala, zero, none! Thus, STARBUCKS.

ex. We went to Starbucks and I made some major debacle in the restroom!

lesson a bit of LIE-LAY, Apostrophe, and .....

MY CODIGO FOR: apostrophe

foto courtesy by ericdsnider.com

class/folks/guys: apostrophes can NEVER BE the bffs or teammates or be cuddly with the linking verbs.Like, Bag's are cute. [dang it!] THE real bffs of apostrophes are....ta dah!!!!...nouns. For example, Bag's zipper (for singular), bags' zipper (for plural)

try to visit: ericdsnider or click this link http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2008/02/21/quit-putting-apostrophes-in-last-names-i-mean-it/

the long journey of apostrophes

[apostrophes in the philippines are either ignored like traffic rules or misplaced like non-bio garbage!]

anyhoot, our series of apostrophes this afternoon are these ones:

1. examinee's pencil's eraser's color is very attractive, like, some candy in the store! (apostrophe spotted: 3.)

2. Labang's owner's neighbor's friends' horses' track records are admirable. Doggone! (apostrophe spotted: 5. Wow 5!)