Apostrophobia
The fear of apostrophe's18 total reviews
Comment from w.j.debi
For me it's the commas. Even different teachers will tell you different rules about when to use them. Older books use them more often then modern authors do.
Thanks for a fun read.
reply by the author on 14-Jan-2020
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For me it's the commas. Even different teachers will tell you different rules about when to use them. Older books use them more often then modern authors do.
Thanks for a fun read.
Comment Written 13-Jan-2020
reply by the author on 14-Jan-2020
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Yes, I wrote a poem about Comma Drama and being turned into a purple llama. =[ Just any punctuation is my nemesis. Thanks so much!
Comment from WryWriter
This was so amusing! It could be a song as it drummed like a bass drum in my head. Someday, somewhere, sometime, someone is going to invent the perfect SPAG checker. And we know it won't be me! LOL!
reply by the author on 13-Jan-2020
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This was so amusing! It could be a song as it drummed like a bass drum in my head. Someday, somewhere, sometime, someone is going to invent the perfect SPAG checker. And we know it won't be me! LOL!
Comment Written 12-Jan-2020
reply by the author on 13-Jan-2020
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Sorry to be so late in responding. Thank you so much. A perfect SPAG checker would be great. =] Thanks so much for the 6 stars. I'm honored. Rox
Comment from Ulla
Hi Roxanna this is a funny poem, and it made me smile. I've been caught out many a time. It's easy to make a mistake. I loved your poem.
I do it wrong and feel coerce, = I do it wrong and feel coerced, I think 'coerced' rhymes better with 'worst'
All best. Ulla:)))
reply by the author on 13-Jan-2020
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Hi Roxanna this is a funny poem, and it made me smile. I've been caught out many a time. It's easy to make a mistake. I loved your poem.
I do it wrong and feel coerce, = I do it wrong and feel coerced, I think 'coerced' rhymes better with 'worst'
All best. Ulla:)))
Comment Written 11-Jan-2020
reply by the author on 13-Jan-2020
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Sorry to be so late in responding. Thank you so much. We need the perfect grammar/spell-checker. That would be so nice. =] Rox
Comment from Sandra du Plessis
A very well-written poem about apostrophes placed at the wrong places USCA common mistake for many writers. I always determine it like this it is - it's its - used for animal or object. The other one is plural doesn't get an apostrophe.
reply by the author on 13-Jan-2020
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A very well-written poem about apostrophes placed at the wrong places USCA common mistake for many writers. I always determine it like this it is - it's its - used for animal or object. The other one is plural doesn't get an apostrophe.
Comment Written 11-Jan-2020
reply by the author on 13-Jan-2020
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Sorry to be so late in responding. Thank you so much. We need the perfect grammar/spell-checker. That would be so nice. =] Rox
Comment from Teri7
Rox, This is a very cute poem about apostrophobia. I think I must have a case of a lot of phobias these days. You used very good and very true words. I enjoyed reading and reviewing this. love and blessings, Teri
reply by the author on 13-Jan-2020
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Rox, This is a very cute poem about apostrophobia. I think I must have a case of a lot of phobias these days. You used very good and very true words. I enjoyed reading and reviewing this. love and blessings, Teri
Comment Written 10-Jan-2020
reply by the author on 13-Jan-2020
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Sorry to be so late in responding. Thank you so much. We need the perfect grammar/spell-checker. That would be so nice. =] Rox
Comment from Jannypan (Jan)
This is a fun poem on a serious subject, Rox. I enjoyed reading it. You are right about the confusion many feel when to use or not use the apostrophe. Your rhyming couplets are flow well with a great message. Those on-line programs can be wrong as you state. I heard someone refer to an apostrophe as a 'flying comma.' Thanks for sharing. Respectfully with Love and Admiration, Jan
reply by the author on 13-Jan-2020
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This is a fun poem on a serious subject, Rox. I enjoyed reading it. You are right about the confusion many feel when to use or not use the apostrophe. Your rhyming couplets are flow well with a great message. Those on-line programs can be wrong as you state. I heard someone refer to an apostrophe as a 'flying comma.' Thanks for sharing. Respectfully with Love and Admiration, Jan
Comment Written 10-Jan-2020
reply by the author on 13-Jan-2020
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Sorry to be so late in responding. Thank you so much. We need the perfect grammar/spell-checker. That would be so nice. =] Rox
Comment from LaRosa
What a creative idea: the little teardrop for the apostrophe. I love it.
Seems to me that the more one is in error using the apostrophe, the greater the apostrophobia grows. It sits on the back of the mind and terrorizes.
Love the whole concept, the way you speak for us all, Roxanna.
PS) I do the do not, can not, will not thing too. It is so much easier, though oh, so verbose
reply by the author on 13-Jan-2020
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What a creative idea: the little teardrop for the apostrophe. I love it.
Seems to me that the more one is in error using the apostrophe, the greater the apostrophobia grows. It sits on the back of the mind and terrorizes.
Love the whole concept, the way you speak for us all, Roxanna.
PS) I do the do not, can not, will not thing too. It is so much easier, though oh, so verbose
Comment Written 10-Jan-2020
reply by the author on 13-Jan-2020
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Sorry to be so late in responding. Thank you so much. We need the perfect grammar/spell-checker. That would be so nice. =] Rox
Comment from JudyE
I enjoyed your fun poem and I'm sure there are others who suffer from apostrophobia. If it is any help, you only ever use it's when you could make sense by saying it is. If it is doesn't make sense, do not use an apostrophe.
Cheers
Judy
reply by the author on 13-Jan-2020
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I enjoyed your fun poem and I'm sure there are others who suffer from apostrophobia. If it is any help, you only ever use it's when you could make sense by saying it is. If it is doesn't make sense, do not use an apostrophe.
Cheers
Judy
Comment Written 10-Jan-2020
reply by the author on 13-Jan-2020
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Sorry to be so late in responding. Thank you so much. We need the perfect grammar/spell-checker. That would be so nice. =] Rox
Comment from Michele Harber
I knew I was going to like this just from the title. The poem exhibits your usual, wonderfully funny, self-deprecating sense of humor. Your stock in trade, which you do so well, is to point out the foibles in things we encounter everyday, making something that's commonplace and, often, taken for granted, into something humorous and enjoyable. Thank you, as always, for a well-needed smile.
reply by the author on 13-Jan-2020
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I knew I was going to like this just from the title. The poem exhibits your usual, wonderfully funny, self-deprecating sense of humor. Your stock in trade, which you do so well, is to point out the foibles in things we encounter everyday, making something that's commonplace and, often, taken for granted, into something humorous and enjoyable. Thank you, as always, for a well-needed smile.
Comment Written 10-Jan-2020
reply by the author on 13-Jan-2020
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Sorry to be so late in responding. Thank you so much. We need the perfect grammar/spell-checker. That would be so nice. =] Rox
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No worries about the wait, and you're very welcome.
We'll never have a perfect grammar/spell-checker until we can get one that realizes that the same rule doesn't necessarily apply to every circumstance. Since most people don't even know that, I doubt we'll be able to find someone who can program a computer to know. Oh well.
Comment from Sally Law
My problem is similar. I rarely see an apostrophe. It disappears from my view because of my retina damage. (I have black holes in my fields of vision.) I will look at something and not even notice that my voice over text has put in its or it's. Sad really. I am to the point, an overhaul is being called for!!
Sending you my best with sympathies!!
Sal xoxo
reply by the author on 13-Jan-2020
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My problem is similar. I rarely see an apostrophe. It disappears from my view because of my retina damage. (I have black holes in my fields of vision.) I will look at something and not even notice that my voice over text has put in its or it's. Sad really. I am to the point, an overhaul is being called for!!
Sending you my best with sympathies!!
Sal xoxo
Comment Written 10-Jan-2020
reply by the author on 13-Jan-2020
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Sorry to be so late in responding. Thank you so much. We need the perfect grammar/spell-checker. That would be so nice. =] Rox
