31-03-2012, 09:41 PM
(27-03-2012, 01:51 AM)Sparhawk link Wrote: Yes, it means that one or more letters are being left out where the apostrophe is. Just an abbreviation.
I've = I have
I'll = I will
I'm = I am
"Won't" is one that baffles me though. I know it means "will not" but how did it become w,o,n,'t?
One problem most people have that I do know about is over using commas. You used one too many in your last post I think, but for being French, you type way better than a lot of native American or English people I've seem.
I'm only 17 though and I don't quite know everything there is to know about grammar, so I may need help as well.
Thanks! (even if I'm suppose to know those
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For the overuse of commas, well, in French, I tend to make long sentence, and, as we all know, commas are cool, and we must remember that people love to use them, and that we are all cool about them, don't we?
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(27-03-2012, 03:39 AM)Jeffacake link Wrote: Also, when using apostrophes for possessive plurals, put the apostrophe in front of the s
Ex. The bears' honey, The worms' predators, the birds' nests.
There are, however, some special cases in which the pluarl form of the verb is treated as singular as the pluarl form is created without s and thus a 's is added instead of s'.
Ex. The children's toys, the men's clothing, the women's griping.
child ->children instead of childs
man->men instead of mans
woman->women instead of womans
Ahhh
I always got problem with those thing... thanks for adding that rule about apostrophe only when word finish with ''s'' that explain lots of apostrophes!
And now another question :
Is there a noticeable difference between written American English and England one?
Because I learn American one, but read England and, for my French dude eyes, there is not much.
Farewell.
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