Apostrophes and You

[Canelek]

I've noticed that the incorrect use of apostrophes is extremely common here (Solo'd, duo'd, etc.) Is that a thing on these boards or a genuine misuse of punctuation? I'm not bashing or language-shaming, but I am certainly intrigued.

[maskedmelonpai]

apostrophe is used in place of omitted letters.

please tell us more about how to properly punctuate made up words.

[Canelek]

You bet! They are often used in place of omitted letters such as do not becoming don't. I do not believe they are intended to shorten a past tense word.

That said, duoed is indeed not a human word. Soloed, however, is.

Again, I am just curious about this message board phenomenon.

[radda]

Lol...,
Lol'd

[Kaight]

While we're on the topic of grammar, it's "would have" or "would've," not "would of."

Would of is NOT A THING

[Alder]

language is a made up thing it can change with time

we don't say shit like "if thou wylt" anymore either

[Lhancelot]

Originally Posted by maskedmelonpai [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

apostrophe is used in place of omitted letters.

please tell us more about how to properly punctuate made up words.

rofl. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

P.S. You got pwn'd OP

[Canelek]

Originally Posted by Kaight [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

While we're on the topic of grammar, it's "would have" or "would've," not "would of."

Would of is NOT A THING

Not woulda? [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[loramin]

Originally Posted by Alder [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

language is a made up thing it can change with time

we don't say shit like "if thou wylt" anymore either

I lived with two Linguistics majors in college (and half of our very large D&D group were Linguistics majors also; one even had a character named !abu). They would confirm this.

[Phenyo]

Originally Posted by maskedmelonpai [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

apostrophe is used in place of omitted letters.

please tell us more about how to properly punctuate made up words.

dunk'd