Comments for Ballywick blog http://www.ballywick.com/blog Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:45:31 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 Comment on 12-step programme: stop killing the apostrophe by Nick http://www.ballywick.com/blog/misc-writing/apostrophe-crime-12-step-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-480 Nick Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:45:31 +0000 http://www.ballywick.com/blog/?p=376#comment-480 There seems to be a bit of confusion over its and it's. Simple - if it's a contraction of it is and it is then it's it's! If it denotes posession as in: At university it's important to submit each assignment by its due date it's because its is a possessive pronoun indicating possession in the same way as: my: belonging to me your: belonging to you his: belonging to him her: belonging to her our: belonging to us their: belonging to them its: belonging to it There seems to be a bit of confusion over its and it’s.
Simple – if it’s a contraction of it is and it is then it’s it’s!

If it denotes posession as in:

At university it’s important to submit each assignment by its due date

it’s because its is a possessive pronoun indicating possession in the same way as:

my: belonging to me
your: belonging to you
his: belonging to him
her: belonging to her
our: belonging to us
their: belonging to them
its: belonging to it

]]> Comment on “The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak | my top 5 books of 2008 by shilpa http://www.ballywick.com/blog/business-book-review/the-book-thief-markus-zusak-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-479 shilpa Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:31:17 +0000 http://www.ballywick.com/blog/?p=160#comment-479 "The Book Thief” was heavy stuff to the children, but it’s very interesting story for the teenagers. “The Book Thief” was heavy stuff to the children, but it’s very interesting story for the teenagers.

]]> Comment on “The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak | my top 5 books of 2008 by Avanti Nambiar http://www.ballywick.com/blog/business-book-review/the-book-thief-markus-zusak-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-477 Avanti Nambiar Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:18:48 +0000 http://www.ballywick.com/blog/?p=160#comment-477 Wait, I said they CAN capture some of the things in a movie that they capture in a book, and I meant to say CAN'T. Wait, I said they CAN capture some of the things in a movie that they capture in a book, and I meant to say CAN’T.

]]> Comment on “The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak | my top 5 books of 2008 by Avanti Nambiar http://www.ballywick.com/blog/business-book-review/the-book-thief-markus-zusak-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-476 Avanti Nambiar Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:17:42 +0000 http://www.ballywick.com/blog/?p=160#comment-476 I thought this book would be my favorite, probably forever. I liked the story. I liked Death's narration, because it was so vivid. And I ESPECIALLY liked the characters, like Hans Hubermann and Max Vangenburg. The book was so long, it seemed to have plot after plot inside it- as I was nearing the end, I honestly dreaded what would come next, because I knew nearly everyone was going to end up dead. At first, I did not especially like seeing Liesel growing old and dying, because when you read a book, you want the characters to be immortally young forever, but Death is factual like that and it just makes the story more real. I was very upset about finding out it would turn into a movie, because movie's always butcher the facts and get actors who are different from how you imagine them and they ruin and limit your imagination and I'm not planning on watching it. They can capture some of the things in a movie that they capture in a book. Amazing story, though, either way. I thought this book would be my favorite, probably forever. I liked the story. I liked Death’s narration, because it was so vivid. And I ESPECIALLY liked the characters, like Hans Hubermann and Max Vangenburg. The book was so long, it seemed to have plot after plot inside it- as I was nearing the end, I honestly dreaded what would come next, because I knew nearly everyone was going to end up dead. At first, I did not especially like seeing Liesel growing old and dying, because when you read a book, you want the characters to be immortally young forever, but Death is factual like that and it just makes the story more real. I was very upset about finding out it would turn into a movie, because movie’s always butcher the facts and get actors who are different from how you imagine them and they ruin and limit your imagination and I’m not planning on watching it. They can capture some of the things in a movie that they capture in a book. Amazing story, though, either way.

]]> Comment on 12-step programme: stop killing the apostrophe by Dr. Marie http://www.ballywick.com/blog/misc-writing/apostrophe-crime-12-step-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-463 Dr. Marie Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:10:12 +0000 http://www.ballywick.com/blog/?p=376#comment-463 I was teaching college, stuff such as neuropathology and the evolution of the brain. I filled out a form and said I had gotten all As in all my science courses, but Bs is some English courses, ones not related to report writing. The head of the English department came to my office to laugh his head off at me. He said, "No wonder I got lower grades in English." He showed me how to write A's and B's. I have looked this up in every grammar book I have picked up since (not all that many). The vote was half-and-half, about the same as the fight over the comma before the last in a list before the "and." How am I supposed to know what is correct? Why do you involve the rest of us in your battles. Fight it out and then let us know. I was teaching college, stuff such as neuropathology and the evolution of the brain. I filled out a form and said I had gotten all As in all my science courses, but Bs is some English courses, ones not related to report writing. The head of the English department came to my office to laugh his head off at me. He said, “No wonder I got lower grades in English.” He showed me how to write A’s and B’s. I have looked this up in every grammar book I have picked up since (not all that many). The vote was half-and-half, about the same as the fight over the comma before the last in a list before the “and.” How am I supposed to know what is correct? Why do you involve the rest of us in your battles. Fight it out and then let us know.

]]> Comment on My good opinion once lost is lost forever. You? by RSammy http://www.ballywick.com/blog/business-book-review/go-away-dan-brown/comment-page-1/#comment-409 RSammy Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:54:28 +0000 http://www.ballywick.com/blog/?p=963#comment-409 I'm actually reading this right now. It's terrible. Like, really really awful. I’m actually reading this right now. It’s terrible. Like, really really awful.

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]]> Comment on Boo hiss, Universal by Lauren http://www.ballywick.com/blog/misc-writing/couples-retreat-apostroph/comment-page-1/#comment-404 Lauren Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:58:25 +0000 http://www.ballywick.com/blog/?p=997#comment-404 So I was hoping! Yet (the very lost?) Jeno Reno made sure all were aware he'd designed said retreat specifically for them - spirit animals and all. As I said - research project. Bleh! So I was hoping! Yet (the very lost?) Jeno Reno made sure all were aware he’d designed said retreat specifically for them – spirit animals and all.

As I said – research project. Bleh!

]]> Comment on Boo hiss, Universal by Michael http://www.ballywick.com/blog/misc-writing/couples-retreat-apostroph/comment-page-1/#comment-403 Michael Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:48:50 +0000 http://www.ballywick.com/blog/?p=997#comment-403 Yeah, but couldn't it be read as "A retreat where there are couples" -- making the apostrophe unnecessary -- rather than "A retreat of couples," which would require the apostrophe? Yeah, but couldn’t it be read as “A retreat where there are couples” — making the apostrophe unnecessary — rather than “A retreat of couples,” which would require the apostrophe?

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