Nagel Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 This thread is intended to give examples of poor English used by officials, as seen by SF members, and how it could be written more clearly. Please post examples BUT only if your version is an improvement. Those council banners on London Road always make me cringe. There's a series of them saying "Sharrow Loves It's Streets", "Sharrow Loves It's Music", "Sharrow Loves It's Graffiti", etcetera. Not only is the notion preposterous and a compete waste of money, but the word is spelt "its", not "it's". "It's" means "it is", so the banners say "Sharrow Loves It Is Streets", which is meaningless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donuticus Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Those council banners on London Road always make me cringe. There's a series of them saying "Sharrow Loves It's Streets", "Sharrow Loves It's Music", "Sharrow Loves It's Graffiti", etcetera. Not only is the notion preposterous and a compete waste of money, but the word is spelt "its", not "it's". "It's" means "it is", so the banners say "Sharrow Loves It Is Streets", which is meaningless. I always thought the comma could also be used to show ownership of something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sccsux Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 I always thought the comma could also be used to show ownership of something? No, that's an apostrophe, and only applies in certain circumstances;). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donuticus Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 No, that's an apostrophe, and only applies in certain circumstances;). Sorry I meant an apostrophe. I blame the fact it 6am and I've only just got up. Surely in the example you give the music Sharrow loves does belong to them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L00b Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Surely in the example you give the music Sharrow loves does belong to them?Wrong. Here you go, donuticus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nagel Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 I always thought the comma could also be used to show ownership of something? Do you work for the council? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeX Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Why you shouldn't rely on a spellchecker... that's why i included myself in the advise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donuticus Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Do you work for the council? No I don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeX Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 You may need to change the settings on your spell checker to capitalize the first letter of a sentence and proper nouns. jb there is always one spelling nazi isn't there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donuticus Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Wrong. Here you go, donuticus. Thanks. I'm sure I remember getting marks taken off my essay at University for not using an apostrophe to denote possession. Are there any exceptions to the rule? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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