Comments on: Apostrophes don’t swing both ways http://ilovetypography.com/2007/10/31/the-apostrophe-contrary-to-popular-belief-it-doesnt-swing-both-ways/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:38:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Jonathan Concepcion » Blog Archive » A bunch of cool PSDTuts http://ilovetypography.com/2007/10/31/the-apostrophe-contrary-to-popular-belief-it-doesnt-swing-both-ways/#comment-4427 Jonathan Concepcion » Blog Archive » A bunch of cool PSDTuts Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:48:50 +0000 http://ilovetypography.com/2007/10/31/the-apostrophe-contrary-to-popular-belief-it-doesnt-swing-both-ways/#comment-4427 [...] If you haven’t been to iLoveTypography yet, head on over, there were more articles than I could shake a fist at to choose from. And the site seems to be growing in leaps and bounds, every time I visit the subscriber count has jumped another thousand! Read the Article [...] […] If you haven’t been to iLoveTypography yet, head on over, there were more articles than I could shake a fist at to choose from. And the site seems to be growing in leaps and bounds, every time I visit the subscriber count has jumped another thousand! Read the Article […]

]]> By: Ms. Designer http://ilovetypography.com/2007/10/31/the-apostrophe-contrary-to-popular-belief-it-doesnt-swing-both-ways/#comment-3717 Ms. Designer Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:16:29 +0000 http://ilovetypography.com/2007/10/31/the-apostrophe-contrary-to-popular-belief-it-doesnt-swing-both-ways/#comment-3717 Ohh... loves the apostrophe and the creativeness of stretching it beyond its boundries... if u think about it, its actually quite a symbolic. But why do without it? Albinora ... Ohh… loves the apostrophe and the creativeness of stretching it beyond its boundries… if u think about it, its actually quite a symbolic. But why do without it? Albinora …

]]> By: johno (iLT) http://ilovetypography.com/2007/10/31/the-apostrophe-contrary-to-popular-belief-it-doesnt-swing-both-ways/#comment-2332 johno (iLT) Wed, 05 Dec 2007 18:58:21 +0000 http://ilovetypography.com/2007/10/31/the-apostrophe-contrary-to-popular-belief-it-doesnt-swing-both-ways/#comment-2332 @NE Lilly I don't use MS Word, but I would guess that that is indeed what it's doing. Very frustrating, I imagine. For those who forget, <blockquote class="tinyq">9 apostrophes for emphasis; never 6!</blockquote> @NE Lilly
I don’t use MS Word, but I would guess that that is indeed what it’s doing. Very frustrating, I imagine.

For those who forget,

9 apostrophes for emphasis; never 6!

]]> By: N.E. Lilly http://ilovetypography.com/2007/10/31/the-apostrophe-contrary-to-popular-belief-it-doesnt-swing-both-ways/#comment-2331 N.E. Lilly Wed, 05 Dec 2007 18:49:42 +0000 http://ilovetypography.com/2007/10/31/the-apostrophe-contrary-to-popular-belief-it-doesnt-swing-both-ways/#comment-2331 @johno <blockquote>...The apostrophe always ‘runs in the same direction’...</blockquote> So then applications such as Microsoft word are inadvertently inserting a left facing single quote in places that normally would just get an apostrophe? @johno

…The apostrophe always ‘runs in the same direction’…

So then applications such as Microsoft word are inadvertently inserting a left facing single quote in places that normally would just get an apostrophe?

]]> By: johno (iLT) http://ilovetypography.com/2007/10/31/the-apostrophe-contrary-to-popular-belief-it-doesnt-swing-both-ways/#comment-2329 johno (iLT) Wed, 05 Dec 2007 18:29:14 +0000 http://ilovetypography.com/2007/10/31/the-apostrophe-contrary-to-popular-belief-it-doesnt-swing-both-ways/#comment-2329 @Paul <em>The Chicago Manual of Style</em> suggests capitalizing the word following a colon. My personal preference is not to capitalize; it really is down to one's personal preference. @NE Lilly Looks as though you've got it. Your examples are correct. When you ask, <blockquote class="tinyq">...proper usage of the apostrophe is to always run in the same direction?</blockquote> you're really asking the wrong question. The <em>apostrophe</em> always 'runs in the same direction'--otherwise it's not an apostrophe (see Joe's comment). T'was can also be written as twas, BTW. Thanks for dropping by. Hope to see you here again. Apologies that it took so long to reply to your question. Sonja Many thanks for pointing out that :) @Paul
The Chicago Manual of Style suggests capitalizing the word following a colon. My personal preference is not to capitalize; it really is down to one’s personal preference.

@NE Lilly
Looks as though you’ve got it. Your examples are correct.

When you ask,

…proper usage of the apostrophe is to always run in the same direction?

you’re really asking the wrong question. The apostrophe always ‘runs in the same direction’—otherwise it’s not an apostrophe (see Joe’s comment).

T’was can also be written as twas, BTW. Thanks for dropping by. Hope to see you here again. Apologies that it took so long to reply to your question.

Sonja
Many thanks for pointing out that :)

]]> By: Sonja http://ilovetypography.com/2007/10/31/the-apostrophe-contrary-to-popular-belief-it-doesnt-swing-both-ways/#comment-2060 Sonja Sun, 25 Nov 2007 08:56:42 +0000 http://ilovetypography.com/2007/10/31/the-apostrophe-contrary-to-popular-belief-it-doesnt-swing-both-ways/#comment-2060 I can totally understand you. But if this is any comfort for you: here in Germany the people can't spell things correctly either, the apostrophe is just one of the problems. Actually you don't really use apostrophes that much in German ^^ Well, usually I wouldn't tell you but since right spelling seems to be very important to you -- in German, you write apostrophe without the "e" at the end, so it's "Deppenapostroph". Please don't take this as an insult or something, I really liked your article! I can totally understand you. But if this is any comfort for you: here in Germany the people can’t spell things correctly either, the apostrophe is just one of the problems. Actually you don’t really use apostrophes that much in German ^^
Well, usually I wouldn’t tell you but since right spelling seems to be very important to you — in German, you write apostrophe without the “e” at the end, so it’s “Deppenapostroph”.
Please don’t take this as an insult or something, I really liked your article!

]]> By: Joe Clark http://ilovetypography.com/2007/10/31/the-apostrophe-contrary-to-popular-belief-it-doesnt-swing-both-ways/#comment-2047 Joe Clark Sat, 24 Nov 2007 19:55:59 +0000 http://ilovetypography.com/2007/10/31/the-apostrophe-contrary-to-popular-belief-it-doesnt-swing-both-ways/#comment-2047 The error you complain about is not a case of a “reversed apostrophe” but the misuse of an <em>opening single quotation mark</em> for an apostrophe. For extra credit, discuss the colossal error in Unicode in which all uses of <em>’</em> have the same character code, making it impossible to distinguish an apostrophe from a closing single quotation mark at the code level. The error you complain about is not a case of a “reversed apostrophe” but the misuse of an opening single quotation mark for an apostrophe.

For extra credit, discuss the colossal error in Unicode in which all uses of ’ have the same character code, making it impossible to distinguish an apostrophe from a closing single quotation mark at the code level.

]]> By: N.E. Lilly http://ilovetypography.com/2007/10/31/the-apostrophe-contrary-to-popular-belief-it-doesnt-swing-both-ways/#comment-1956 N.E. Lilly Wed, 21 Nov 2007 17:31:21 +0000 http://ilovetypography.com/2007/10/31/the-apostrophe-contrary-to-popular-belief-it-doesnt-swing-both-ways/#comment-1956 I run a site that uses a lot of slang contractions. So you’re saying that the proper usage of the apostrophe is to always run in the same direction? ’49er can’t ’cause ’neath t’was shoot ’em up The only place to use the left single quote would be quoting within double quotes: Clem said, “Brian was yellin’, ‘Do it!’ so I done it.” Is that right? I run a site that uses a lot of slang contractions. So you’re saying that the proper usage of the apostrophe is to always run in the same direction?

’49er
can’t
’cause
’neath
t’was
shoot ’em up

The only place to use the left single quote would be quoting within double quotes:

Clem said, “Brian was yellin’, ‘Do it!’ so I done it.”

Is that right?

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