People have been telling me that apostrophes are only to be used when you're going a contraction like i just did eight words ago. I usually use it for possessives as well, like 'John's Car' or 'the movie's ending'. Are you telling me it's 'johns car' and 'the movies ending'. Is that what you're telling me? You better mean it if you are.

i think i am having such a hard time accepting this for two reasons. 1, that i see apostrophes used for possessives all over the place and that i have looked it up on a bunch of places on the internet which acknowledge it. and 2, it just seems to make a lot more sense than not doing it. like, if we aren't using it then how do you differentiate between the horses' hay and the horse's hay? cos both would just be horses hay!

i have had english tutors tell me this is wrong though. and whatever, i am probably wrong but i'm making sure because i guess i kind of like using apostrophes to indicate possessives and i don't want to drop it unless it's just totally wrong. there's an entry for this under cultural dictionary on dictionary.com, does that mean this is like a writing slang kind of thing?

another thing, why does everyone act like they've never even heard of using apostrophes to show possession? i see it everywhere! i might be a bit more inclined to rethink if someone at least gave me an 'it's a common mistake...but this is how you do it' but all i get is UHHHH WAT.

well that article seems to follow exactly the way i already use apostrophes. so why is that saying that and other people saying something else?

What idiots are telling you that jamie? you have it right

What idiots are telling you that jamie? you have it right

most credibly, my seminar tutor for english at uni. but i pressed her on how sure she was of that and she didn't give me a 'look, pal. i know everything there is to know about apostrophes' response. it was more of a 'hmm...no...maybe.....well, no' kind of thing which didn't really settle the issue at all for me. she brought it up as a mistake i made in an assignment i handed in a few weeks ago.

thank's for all the replies!!!!!!!!

What idiots are telling you that jamie? you have it right

yeah seriously whoever is telling you that you don't use apostrophes in possessives is dumb'''''''''''''''''''''''''

That tutor isn't qualified to mark anything you turn in jamie and you should spit directly in her face and hair if she mentions this again

dada is right. I remember when I found out chris's car is correct. I was ashamed to have ever called myself the Official Emma Watson Message Board's grammar nazi!

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I listen to em

We've been taught since elementary that for possessives an apostrophe should be used.
Also, Horses's and Horses' are both correct.
Now we only have english as a secondary taught language, but what the hell's going on here?

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