The grave accent is not an apostrophe [warning: punctuation content]

[Febs]

The grave accent is not an apostrophe!

Correct: I haven't had enough coffee today.
Incorrect: I haven`t had enough coffee today.

Thank you.

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[Asa Samuel]

Well, my grave accent is all the way up by my Esc key so I don't see how I could misuse it, unless I just want to annoy some punctuationalists.

[jdieh1]

What does that accent even mean?

Yes, I could do a quick Google search but I'll ask anyway

[HailCorduroy]

That's better than people using unnecessary apostrophe's in plural, not possessive, word's.

[Relic]

Originally Posted by Asa Samuel

Well, my grave accent is all the way up by my Esc key so I don't see how I could misuse it, unless I just want to annoy some punctuationalists.

Same here. It would be way too much work for my lazy fingers to use that one. The apostrophe is right next to the enter key.

[playinpearls]

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/apostrophe

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/semicolon

[Febs]

Originally Posted by jdieh1

What does that accent even mean?

Yes, I could do a quick Google search but I'll ask anyway

Um, you don't even need to do a Google search. There is a link in my original post to a Wikipedia article describing its function.

[BurningSkies]

If this really bothers you enough to create a thread about it, then maybe you need to lay off the coffee altogether.

[Febs]

Never!

Maybe I should just start a thread on TB grumpies. Oh wait! That's been done ...

[jdieh1]

Originally Posted by Febs

Um, you don't even need to do a Google search. There is a link in my original post to a Wikipedia article describing its function.

I really should stop and take notice of these things, shouldn't I?

[RWP]

And, a comma is not a period.

[Febs]

Originally Posted by RWP

And, a comma is not a period.

Neither is an ellipsis ... but ... maybe that's a rant for another day ...

[Hoover]

Originally Posted by Febs

The grave accent is not an apostrophe!

I would think a more prevalent problem is misusing a grave accent when you really want to use a ...um ... what the hell would you call it? A Start-Single-Quotation mark?

Y'know, like when a quote is embedded within another quote; e.g.,

Johnny said "If I ever hear Sarah tell me `You have a tiny pee pee' one more time, Imma go ballistic, yo!"

[note: I have intentionally misused the grave accent in the example above]

[J. Crawford]

Originally Posted by HailCorduroy

That's better than people using unnecessary apostrophe's in plural, not possessive, word's.

That post is awesome.

[mccartneyman]

Originally Posted by HailCorduroy

That's better than people using unnecessary apostrophe's in plural, not possessive, word's.

I love those signs you see at flea markets to ID your house: "The Smith's"

[Pilgrim]

Yes, you would think someone would know how to punctuate their own name.

That assumption = fail.

[Bob Lee (QSC)]

Exactly … and as for the accent agute …

[MatticusMania]

Originally Posted by mccartneyman

I love those signs you see at flea markets to ID your house: "The Smith's"

Maybe that sign is to let you know 'This is the Smith's house'?

[sloasdaylight]

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That was hard, holy crap.

[superfunk47]

Originally Posted by MatticusMania

Maybe that sign is to let you know 'This is the Smith's house'?

Unless you're the One Smith that the Prophecy foretold, it's the Smiths' house.

I'm an English nazi.