Listen for the apostrophe
Thanks to Everything You Know About English Is Wrong blog (a site that will repay your attention), I have learned about anapostrophism from the Exploring Our Matrix Web site. Have a look.
Those of you who are humorless (yes, we get those, and so, to judge from the comments, does Exploring Our Matrix) should keep in mind that Professor McGrath’s post is satirical.
Comments
Similar (?) to the mike/mic debate perhaps, I've come across both "sync" and "synch" as shorthand for "synchronize," as in, "I can't get my Outlook calendar to sync up with my iPhone." I opt for the former (without "h"). Is there a correct or preferred version? "Synch" just looks like a misspelling of "cinch" to my eye.
Posted by: patricia | January 15, 2009 3:47 PM
What we need to learn is Victor Borge's Audible Punctuation. Then you culd immediately tell whether or not you had been apostophied.
Posted by: Retired in Elkridge | January 15, 2009 10:30 PM
Now if I 'culd' only learn how to type... Makes you appreciate copy editors more.
Posted by: Retired in Elkridge | January 16, 2009 9:19 AM
Hi... Totally off topic, but have you noticed the new trend, more in speaking than in writing, of beginning every thought with the word "so"?
So, {pause} blah, blah, blah... I am increasingly hearing this in interviews and when talking in meetings, etc.
Posted by: Pigtown | January 16, 2009 10:34 AM
Has "So" replaced "Like" or is it in addition?
Posted by: Retired in Elkridge | January 16, 2009 4:29 PM
So, like, you know, I couldn't say.
Posted by: John McIntyre | January 16, 2009 4:31 PM
the new trend, more in speaking than in writing, of beginning every thought with the word "so"?
So, does that really bother people? Geeze, I do it all the time. Not every single thought, but often. And nearly always to begin a train of related thoughts.
Posted by: Bucky | January 16, 2009 4:39 PM