Apostrophe, no apostrophe

[Jessica]

I've been seeing lately lots of kids making mistakes with apostrophes like:

I love grape's.

There are lots of mistake's in this book.

Why are they doing that? I know them; they are my age. are they doing it on purpose or what?

They are really getting annoying.

[Tomisimo]

Maybe they're not sure what the rules are? You could ask them if they know it is wrong.

[Jessica]

maybe, but wouldn't you think it would be obvious to see what's wrong?

[Rusty]

The practice is getting more and more prevalent. I've even seen it in the news feeds. Journalists should know better. :eek:

[brute]

I don't know about the US, but the most frequent abusers of apostrophes in the UK seem to be GREENGROCERS. I suspect that the condition could be connected to the same green gene that enables them to write backwards with white paint on their shop windows

[brute]

Hi Laura,

Why do the Dutch use an apostrophe when they write the plural of foto as foto's?

[Fazor]

I think it's just being lazy. I also make the mistake sometimes when I'm typing, due to going to fast. I know the rules, it's just sometimes I'll type or omit it out of habit. Usually I'll catch the mistake and fix it, but if I'm in a hurry or am too lazy to proof-read, I can miss it.

Creo ellos son perezoso solamente. Hago el error cuando estoy escribiendo porqué escribo demasiado rápido. Usualmente veo y corrijo lo, pero si estoy apurado, puedo no verlo.