Apostrophe Abuse/neglect

monster · 10-28-2009, 09:12 PM

So..... my kid's teacher "corrected" a poster I wrote....

I have two questions:

1) Which is correct:

a) Intra-Mural Sports' Teams
b) Intra-Mural Sports Teams
c) Intra-Mural Sport's Teams

It's a title referring to several school teams who play a sport against teams from other schools. The teams are the people doing the fundraising the poster is about, so this appears in the "name" section of the headings.

2) Where is that poster people always link to here about how to use an apostrophe, stupid..... (not the Bob the Angry Flower one -the other one)

Pie · 10-28-2009, 09:15 PM

I'll take (b) -- but I'm probably wrong. Sigh.

jinx · 10-28-2009, 09:16 PM

B for me also.

monster · 10-28-2009, 09:17 PM

my kids picked B too (except Thor -he's asleep)

ZenGum · 10-28-2009, 09:44 PM

The teachers confirm, no apostrophe is needed. Also, the M in mural should be lower case because it is in the middle of a hyphenated word, not at the beginning of a word.

Also my pronounciation of "adjective" is a bit odd, apparently.

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Originally Posted by monster

2) Where is that poster people always link to here about how to use an apostrophe, stupid.

Moi? I'm in Adelaide.

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Originally Posted by monster

my kids picked B too (except Thor -he's asleep)

...and so picked ZZzzzzzzz.

monster · 10-28-2009, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by ZenGum

The teachers confirm, no apostrophe is needed. Also, the M in mural should be lower case because it is in the middle of a hyphenated word, not at the beginning of a word..

yeah, it should be -but that's definitely a "When In Rome" thing

ZenGum · 10-29-2009, 05:18 AM

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Originally Posted by monster

yeah, it should be -but that's definitely a "When In Rome" thing

When in Rome, teach the ignorant yokels to speak English properly.

Reg · 10-29-2009, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by ZenGum

When in Rome, teach the ignorant yokels to speak English properly.

Speak loudly and slowly while pointing

Flint · 10-29-2009, 12:48 PM

I'm sure the teacher intended "Intra-Mural Sports' Teams" to mean "the teams of (or belonging to) the intra-mural sports entity."

That only makes sense if there is an "entity" to which the teams belong.

Urbane Guerrilla · 11-09-2009, 03:07 AM

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Originally Posted by ZenGum

Also my pronounciation of "adjective" is a bit odd, apparently.

You didn't stress the first syllable?

And yeah, B. Sports is an adjective modifying teams. None of the teams are in the possession of a genetic variant.

SamIam · 11-19-2009, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

You didn't stress the first syllable?

And yeah, B. Sports is an adjective modifying teams. None of the teams are in the possession of a genetic variant.

Oh, come on! How about the Mutant Denver Bronco's from HELL?

10-29-2009, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

my kids picked B too (except Thor -he's asleep)

It's a title referring to several school teams who play a sport against teams from other schools. The teams are the people doing the fundraising the poster is about, so this appears in the "name" section of the headings.

Cloud · 10-28-2009, 09:23 PM

as far as I can tell without context, your title merely includes sports and teams as plural nouns; no apostrophe required.

B

monster · 10-28-2009, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Cloud

as far as I can tell without context, your title merely includes sports and teams as plural nouns; no apostrophe required.

B

i not entirely sure that sports is not an adjective in this context?

monster · 10-28-2009, 09:26 PM

context:

The Hippie School

Intra-Mural Sport's' Teams

We are raising money for uniforms...blah blah bla'.....

10-28-2009, 09:12 PM	#1
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Apostrophe Abuse/neglect So..... my kid's teacher "corrected" a poster I wrote.... I have two questions: 1) Which is correct: a) Intra-Mural Sports' Teams b) Intra-Mural Sports Teams c) Intra-Mural Sport's Teams It's a title referring to several school teams who play a sport against teams from other schools. The teams are the people doing the fundraising the poster is about, so this appears in the "name" section of the headings. 2) Where is that poster people always link to here about how to use an apostrophe, stupid..... (not the Bob the Angry Flower one -the other one) __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

10-28-2009, 09:15 PM	#2
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	I'll take (b) -- but I'm probably wrong. Sigh. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

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jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	B for me also. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

10-28-2009, 09:17 PM	#4
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	my kids picked B too (except Thor -he's asleep) __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

10-29-2009, 12:48 PM	#9
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	I'm sure the teacher intended "Intra-Mural Sports' Teams" to mean "the teams of (or belonging to) the intra-mural sports entity." That only makes sense if there is an "entity" to which the teams belong. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

10-28-2009, 09:23 PM	#13
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	as far as I can tell without context, your title merely includes sports and teams as plural nouns; no apostrophe required. B __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

10-28-2009, 09:26 PM	#15
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	context: The Hippie School Intra-Mural Sport's' Teams We are raising money for uniforms...blah blah bla'..... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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