New Posts For Thread: Where do you put the apostrophe?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30420745/where-do-you-put-the-apostrophe"4 days' annual leave"Have I got it right?That's OK, then. I didn't realise it was written in Foreign.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30420745/where-do-you-put-the-apostrophe?post_id=543169893#543169893That's OK, then. I didn't realise it was written in Foreign.Mon, 19 Jan 2015 10:21:12 -0600Naydam: Commas throughout a sequence in US English, no comma after the final item in British English.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30420745/where-do-you-put-the-apostrophe?post_id=543169747#543169747Naydam: Commas throughout a sequence in US English, no comma after the final item in British English.Mon, 19 Jan 2015 10:12:45 -0600I put my apostrophes in between my hyperbolies and my onamatapayashttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30420745/where-do-you-put-the-apostrophe?post_id=543160893#543160893I put my apostrophes in between my hyperbolies and my onamatapayasSun, 18 Jan 2015 17:41:53 -0600Looking at Patra's info from Wiki, I'm a bit surprised to see 'Time, money, and similar'. I would have thought that the comma was not required after the word 'money'. I thought that the last comma in a list was replaced by 'and'.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30420745/where-do-you-put-the-apostrophe?post_id=543160521#543160521Looking at Patra's info from Wiki, I'm a bit surprised to see 'Time, money, and similar'. I would have thought that the comma was not required after the word 'money'. I thought that the last comma in a list was replaced by 'and'.Sun, 18 Jan 2015 17:29:28 -0600Sometimeshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30420745/where-do-you-put-the-apostrophe?post_id=543155689#543155689SometimesSun, 18 Jan 2015 14:22:14 -0600Even though I was sure I was correct, Patra's reference and this:http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/apostro.aspRule 7. Amounts of time or money are sometimes used as possessive adjectives that require apostrophes.Incorrect: three days leaveCorrechttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30420745/where-do-you-put-the-apostrophe?post_id=543155665#543155665Even though I was sure I was correct, Patra's reference and this:http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/apostro.aspRule 7. Amounts of time or money are sometimes used as possessive adjectives that require apostrophes.Incorrect: three days leaveCorrecSun, 18 Jan 2015 14:20:30 -0600Mc MoonbeamPlease note there is no space before a comma.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30420745/where-do-you-put-the-apostrophe?post_id=543155267#543155267Mc MoonbeamPlease note there is no space before a comma.Sun, 18 Jan 2015 14:00:40 -0600Bloody hell! Do some of you still not believe me?Look:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostrophe#General_principles_for_the_possessive_apostropheTime, money, and similarAn apostrophe is used in time and money references, among others, in constructions shttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30420745/where-do-you-put-the-apostrophe?post_id=543154145#543154145Bloody hell! Do some of you still not believe me?Look:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostrophe#General_principles_for_the_possessive_apostropheTime, money, and similarAn apostrophe is used in time and money references, among others, in constructions sSun, 18 Jan 2015 12:59:05 -0600I always get my its and it's mixed uphttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30420745/where-do-you-put-the-apostrophe?post_id=543153829#543153829I always get my its and it's mixed upSun, 18 Jan 2015 12:27:40 -0600You can ask questions and pick their brains. Grisped, Staples and a few others are a level above my thinking and really good players but I can understand everything they say and my game is improving because of it. It's the same with the average guyshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30420745/where-do-you-put-the-apostrophe?post_id=543153727#543153727You can ask questions and pick their brains. Grisped, Staples and a few others are a level above my thinking and really good players but I can understand everything they say and my game is improving because of it. It's the same with the average guysSun, 18 Jan 2015 12:17:58 -0600