Apostrophe Apoplexy
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
After seeing this error three times in one morning, I must instruct:
After seeing this error three times in one morning, I must instruct:

Mama Says...

It's "good ol' days", or possibly "good ole days". Marking dialect is flexible.

Apostrophes mark missing letters, however.

Good 'ole days is completely wrong. And they did teach punctuation in the good ol' days, too!

Three different websites? Really? Grrr.

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