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English language articles by Paul Doherty.

This is a selection of articles I have written on English language issues, mostly as a result of questions that kept coming up in various places about correct usage of apostrophes and suchlike. Rules for correct use of apostrophes. My technical style guide. In grammar, punctuation or spelling. Things people believe to be poor English, but which are in fact fine. Index of words mentioned.

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English language articles by Paul Doherty. | eng-lang.co.uk Reviews

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This is a selection of articles I have written on English language issues, mostly as a result of questions that kept coming up in various places about correct usage of apostrophes and suchlike. Rules for correct use of apostrophes. My technical style guide. In grammar, punctuation or spelling. Things people believe to be poor English, but which are in fact fine. Index of words mentioned.

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Rules for correct use of the apostrophe

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Rules for the correct use of the apostrophe. In UK and US English, the apostrophe is used:. To indicate the possessive. To indicate missing letters. Sometimes to indicate the structure of unusual words. 1 To indicate the possessive. This book is Peter's. Diana was the people's. I tore up the men's. One should choose one's. Personal pronouns (words like I, you, he, she, it, we, they. Note that none of them has an apostrophe. The house is yours. The dog broke its. She said the book was hers. 15, Elm Rd.

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Problems with apostrophes

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There are plenty of sites dealing with the use of the apostrophe in English, but many people just want a quick answer to a question that arises in the course of their work. The following examples show correct usage for questions that arise frequently, and apply equally to British English, American English, Australian English and New Zealand English. The books of the boy. The books of the boys. The books of the children. Shirts of the men. Wishes of the peoples. Wishes of the people. The possessive of it.

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Incorrect Corrections in English

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Fowler ( Modern English Usage. Second edition) described "literary rules and conventions misapplied or unduly revered" as fetishes. In his entry on superstitions. Among the rules "unduly revered" which he lists are. Avoidance of the split infinitive. Alternatives cannot be more than two. Must have a singular verb. Are marks of the uneducated. A sentence may not begin with And. The dread of a preposition at the end. Some of these (and other) false rules are further discussed below. I have to refuse to pro...

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Style Issues

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Some issues which arise while writing English are issues of style. There is typically more than one right way to do things, and what matters is to be consistent. Some grammatical matters are minor, but still very annoying! Here I've tried to concentrate on areas which are both commonly-heard and especially irritating. Or The Oxford Guide to Style. This last, previously known as Hart's Rules. Ndash; as The Oxford Manual of Style. The page is written in British English ( realise. Something or other, meanin...

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Paul Doherty, Internet training in plain English.

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This is an index to the words discussed on other pages (about writing style. Apostrophes with single letters. Foreign words - plurals of. Prepositions at the end of sentences. Raises a question mark. Looks at apostrophe use with: abbreviations (CDs, 70s). Adjectival and attributive phrases (sports car). Noun phrases (hotel room, car door). Personal pronouns (everybody, everyone, somebody, someone, no-one, nobody). Possessive pronouns (mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs, whose). Words ending in s.

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Grammar and Style in British English. A Comprehensive Guide for Students, Writers and Academics. Paul Dohertys articles on the correct use of apostrophes etc. Publications including Pocket Punctuation -. Tips for good punctuation. Guide to Grammar and Style. A miscellany of grammatical rules and explanations by Jack Lynch. Based, chatty link about grammar, including a section on saving the apostrophe. Dynamic interactive online tutorials for the writer. Common Errors in English. Once you know the rule!

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