Manic Monday: Two

I tend to be a stickler for grammar and punctuation.
I would have made a good proofreader.

It's a pet peeve of mine. I hate seeing books and magazines with typos in them. These things should have been reviewed by a competent editor and/or a proofreader. Someone should be CATCHING these things.

I especially hate the following:

1. Using apostrophes to pluralize things. For example, someone might write "floor's" when they should be writing "floors". Do NOT pluralize with an apostrophe!

2. Using apostrophes in possessive pronouns. (Example: "her's", "their's"). Possessive pronouns NEVER have apostrophes. Ever. Keep them OUT.

3. Confusing "its" with "it's". The first one is a possessive pronoun. (see #2 above). The second one is a contraction, which is short for "it is".
Right: "It's a good thing I wore underwear today."
Wrong: "There were radioactive chipmunk turds on it's belly."
Right: "Its brain was the size of a light bulb."
Wrong: "Its never a good idea to fart in the post office."

4. Confusing your homonyms and homophones.
Examples:
TWO, TOO, TO
THERE, THEIR, THEY'RE
THREW, THROUGH
ITS, IT'S
HERE, HEAR

These words are not interchangeable. They mean completely different things.
It matters which one you use!
So, if you see someone butchering the language in a newspaper, magazine, or book, you have my permission to scream and throw sharp objects.
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