"How to Use Apostrophes": Oregon State Guide to Grammar
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- This video explains apostrophe usage in possessives and contractions, dispelling common confusions around its/it’s, plural possessives, and typographical detail. Written and performed by J.T. Bushnell, it is designed for high school and college students studying grammar, writing, or linguistics.
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You saved my academic life. Thanks💜
Thanks so much for your kind words, @atharvsingh3410 !
I was frantically prepping for class this morning, trying to find a succinct apostrophe rules video to share with my composition students. Alas, even professors wait until the last minute to do stuff sometimes. Fortunately, I found your video. Thank's, I mean, thanks so much from a colleague at Pikes Peak State College in Colorado! :)
Ha! Thanks so much, Dana! This post made our day. We hope you find the other videos in our series useful as well. Good luck with the end-of-term grading!
It is so odd seeing my professor in a CZcams comments section...
@@LeviathanTamer31 Ha! Think of how your professor feels to see their student in the same comment section!
@@LeviathanTamer31 , LOL!
This was just what I needed; thanks. Great video.
Thanks so much for your kind words, @ezequielrevollo4933 ! We are delighted to hear you found the lesson useful and we hope you'll check out our other videos in the series!
I just learnt that "6 ft" is NOT written as "6 apostrophe"
Ha! Though with great power comes great responsibility, Chessematics. Use this information wisely.
Good explanation but I am horrified by A's. If it is a plural only, NO apostrophe. We have many words in the English language that can be confusing but context gives them correct meaning and pronunciation.
Ha! Thanks so much for the comment, Lauren. The A's example certainly illustrates the maddening way in which languages are systematic until they aren't.
Hi, Lauren! This is J.T. Bushnell, the creator of this video. You're right that there are different viewpoints on this convention -- it's one of those matters where different stylebooks offer different rules. The MLA stylebook agrees with you, saying that the apostrophe is appropriate in pluralizing lowercase letters, such as "dot your i's," but that it should be omitted for letter grades. The AP stylebook, on the other hand, recommends using the apostrophe for pluralizing both lowercase and uppercase letters: "dot your i's" and "get straight A's." The Chicago Manual of style is a little more ambiguous, allowing that you should use apostrophes in these situations only when you think it helps the reader avoid confusion. I wish I had been clearer about these nuances in the video, and I appreciate the appropriate pushback you offer here.