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Apostrophes That Make Me Cringe
May 29, 2008 | Lucas
With the introduction of internet chat and instant messaging into mainstream society, language has taken quite a beating. Common abuses include the "they're - their - there" synonymity as well as the casual interchangability of "too", "to" and "2". While these grammatical genocides are widely known and documented, today I will tell an epic tale of linguistic injustice with a diacritic equivalent of the Trojan Horse...
When used in conjunction with a noun, an apostrophe denotes possession. For example, "the dog's bark" refers to the noise that the dog made, whereas "the dogs bark" means that there are dogs that bark. But for some reason, many people think that acronyms are an exception to this rule:
Some of these 47 million results use the term "DVD's" in the correct context (such as discussing a DVD's quality) but most of them are just plain wrong. When I see a sign that says "DVD's for sale" or "90's music", I cringe. You should too.