That possessive pronouns ending in ‘s’ do not use an apostrophe to indicate possession while nouns do, with the exception of ‘one’ when used as a pronoun.
I mean, stylistically, it looks best to follow a noun’s precedence and use an apostrophe for said noun’s pronoun, yet we can’t because it might confuse someone who thinks the pronoun ‘its’ might actually mean ‘it is’ if an apostrophe is tossed into the mix?
Stinkin’ idiots ruin everything.
And why does ‘one’ get an apostrophe? Who says ‘one’ as a pronoun anymore?
“One should not accidentally key one’s own car in the dark.”
Now that just sounds stupid.
(PS: I’m a writer, a badge-wearing grammar Nazi who only accepts mistakes for the sake of style, and my editor hates me)
And why does ‘one’ get an apostrophe? Who says ‘one’ as a pronoun anymore?
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To answer that question, you just have to go back about 1100 years or so. The Old English for “one” was “an” which was declined like a strong “-a” or “-o” adjective, the genetive singular of which (at least for masculine and neuter) was declined as “anes.” The pronouns in OE, when declined, changed from their root rather than tacking on an additional syllable. So, the neuter 3rd person singular pronoun “hit” was declined as “hit,hit, his, him” rather than as “hit, hit, hites, hitum” as might be expected.
To determine the root cause of this, you’d have to go back to the proto-indo-european language, since as far as I know all the strongly declined languages of Europe (at least originally) shared this trait among their pronouns.
Centuries later, by the time someone got around to standarizing punctuation, that extra syllable, “-es” had often assimilated into the prior syllable and was no longer pronounced. However, to mark that it had once been there an apostrophe was placed there.
You occasionally see this with weak verbs conjugated in the past tense during the 1700 century (eg. “kicked” would be spelled “kick’d.”)
It should be noted that “one” is not strictly a pronoun, but rather a substantive.
And why does ‘one’ get an apostrophe? Who says ‘one’ as a pronoun anymore?
To answer that question, you just have to go back about 1100 years or so. The Old English for “one” was “an” which was declined like a strong “-a” or “-o” adjective, the genetive singular of which (at least for masculine and neuter) was declined as “anes.” The pronouns in OE, when declined, changed from their root rather than tacking on an additional syllable. So, the neuter 3rd person singular pronoun “hit” was declined as “hit,hit, his, him.”
Centuries later, by the time someone got around to standarizing punctuation, that extra syllable, “-es” had often assimilated into the prior syllable and was no longer pronounced. However, to mark that it had once been there an apostrophe was placed there.
You occasionally see this with weak verbs conjugated in the past tense during the 1700 century (eg. “kicked” would be spelled “kick’d.”)
It should be noted that “one” is not strictly a pronoun, but rather a substantive.[/quote]
“You going to the gym tonight er whut”
“Can I borrow two bucks er whut”
“Goona change out your keggerator for Fat Tire er whut…”
That makes me insane.
Also,
You’re and your getting messed up, as well as
Then and Than.
It’s:
“My numbers on DL are better THAN yours…”
And lastly,
Whining dudes. Dudes (usually in their mid-20’s) who seek validation for work that they’ve done and get all emo if they don’t recieve it, or always go to the Dr. for little shit, or discuss how upset they are over a breakup… There’s a baby way to deal with stuff and a Man way. I find myself reminding dudes that they’re grown and should act that way more and more.
It’s ok to be upset, but dang, be upset where no-one can see you.
here’s a profile:
6’0 130lbs with a pink Abercrombie shirt on curling on the squat rack.
…y’all know who i’m talkin about. every gym in the world is being patroled by one of those douche bags. Spreading their evil intents just by simply existing in gyms.
This only applies to you if you eat in a cafeteria…
My pet peeve is when I sit down to eat and then someone sits down at the table directly infront of me, facing my direction. You then have to avoid awkward eye contact the entire time. Irritates me to death.
Skinny bastards going to the gym to get a six pack while whining because they got no muscle. The latter also tend to go to the gym to spend 25 minutes in between sets to send messages to their girlfriend and chit chat. The latter kind of person also tends to be afraid to eat and either ‘over train’ or train only once a week. Ironically such persons tend to think they are doing things right.
I have a friend just like that and Gesus he irritates me when he starts talking an anything that has to do with his Gym progress. He won’t listen to others, so why the fuck he asks for advice? WHY?
