You can use an apostrophe "has", right? Are there limitations to it? Can you even do that to begin with or has that always just been a phonetic abbreviation kind of thing?
e.g.:
"My friend has start browsing IQfy, and now his writing has become quite shit"
to
"My friend's started browsing IQfy, and now his writing's become quite shit"
>citations appreciated
5 months ago
Anonymous
American public education or ESL? No you cannot use an apostrophe that way. The apostrophe makes the word "possessive" - denoting ownership of an object or concept.
The word "has" can denote ownership or is a version of "to be". You can rework the sentence to use an apostrophe to serve the same role for the former (show possession), but not the latter (show action).
Example >The army of the general has invaded. >The general’s army invaded.
Both correct
>The general has invaded
Correct >The general's invaded
Wrong and nonsense.
There are a ton of free articles online I'd recommend reading on grammar.
5 months ago
Anonymous
>it's
moron
5 months ago
Anonymous
That's an informal abbreviation (like "can't")and not the type of example he was asking about. But yes that is an important exception.
https://i.imgur.com/2ibl9Lp.jpg
>a version of "to be". >".
>free articles online I'd recommend
>No you
>cannot
What's wrong with cannot?
5 months ago
Anonymous
>a version of "to be". >".
>free articles online I'd recommend
>No you
>cannot
5 months ago
Anonymous
>American public education or ESL? >There are a ton
Dude, you can contract to have as well. Mostly in informal speech, yes. But you it's not the same as the genitive and you can distinguish the two through syntax and context.
5 months ago
Anonymous
he's done it now
5 months ago
Anonymous
>tfw no alien/demon gf
>American public education or ESL? >There are a ton
Dude, you can contract to have as well. Mostly in informal speech, yes. But you it's not the same as the genitive and you can distinguish the two through syntax and context.
The first guy who replied to you is a moronic pedant. Using 's for "has" is just as wrong in formal prose as using any other contraction, but in informal speech, like dialogue, it's fine.
Based moron
nice moron bait
This would be a relief if so (I'm writing something in which I figure my use would constitute "informal speech") but can anyone actually prove him wrong with some kind of a published document?
5 months ago
Anonymous
Based moron
5 months ago
Anonymous
nice moron bait
5 months ago
Anonymous
Yes, that usage is perfectly acceptable (though perhaps a bit informal and a Britishism).
5 months ago
Anonymouṡ
>You can use an apostrophe "has", right?
Yes of course you can. The same way you can say
My friend would've quit IQfy long ago if not for the occasional top-quality posts.
Where "would've" is short for "would have".
American public education or ESL? No you cannot use an apostrophe that way. The apostrophe makes the word "possessive" - denoting ownership of an object or concept.
The word "has" can denote ownership or is a version of "to be". You can rework the sentence to use an apostrophe to serve the same role for the former (show possession), but not the latter (show action).
Example >The army of the general has invaded. >The general’s army invaded.
Both correct
>The general has invaded
Correct >The general's invaded
Wrong and nonsense.
There are a ton of free articles online I'd recommend reading on grammar.
Not sure if you're messing about, but it's a nasty thing to do if you are. The guy appears to be genuinely asking for help and telling him something wrong in a plausible-sounding way isn't cute.
5 months ago
Anonymous
>The guy appears to be genuinely asking for help and telling him something wrong in a plausible-sounding way isn't cute.
How do we know you're not doing this too?
5 months ago
Anonymous
The first guy who replied to you is a moronic pedant. Using 's for "has" is just as wrong in formal prose as using any other contraction, but in informal speech, like dialogue, it's fine.
5 months ago
Anonymous
This isn't giantess. Why the frick did you show me this if it's not giantess? Those are normal sized rocks not mountains. Those animals aren't in any danger at all. Frick off
5 months ago
Anonymous
I'm sorry, King. Won't happen again
5 months ago
Anonymous
Damn I thought the exact same thing, why is it so giantess stylistically?
5 months ago
Anonymous
Nice image related to grammar.
5 months ago
Anonymous
Elementary Composition has some pretty good grammatical advice for composing sentences.
5 months ago
Anonymous
If this catches on and becomes a general or the like IQfy will be doomed.
5 months ago
Anonymous
Please god let this happen it would be so frickin' funny
5 months ago
Anonymous
I think it may not matter and has already happened, IQfy does not even understand the basics of contractions.
"Contractions
A contraction is one word that is formed by combing two words. As the two words are combined, a letter is (letters are) dropped and an apostrophe is added in its place. Usually, a pronoun and a verb are used when forming contractions.
The following is a list of common contractions:
'd when contracting would or had (he'd)
'm when contracting am (I'm)
's when contracting is or has (she's)
'll when contracting will (I'll)
're when contracting are (they're)
've when contracting have (we've)
n't when negating some helping or linking verbs (wasn't, shouldn't)"
I'll start:
You can use an apostrophe "has", right? Are there limitations to it? Can you even do that to begin with or has that always just been a phonetic abbreviation kind of thing?
e.g.:
"My friend has start browsing IQfy, and now his writing has become quite shit"
to
"My friend's started browsing IQfy, and now his writing's become quite shit"
>citations appreciated
American public education or ESL? No you cannot use an apostrophe that way. The apostrophe makes the word "possessive" - denoting ownership of an object or concept.
The word "has" can denote ownership or is a version of "to be". You can rework the sentence to use an apostrophe to serve the same role for the former (show possession), but not the latter (show action).
Example
>The army of the general has invaded.
>The general’s army invaded.
Both correct
>The general has invaded
Correct
>The general's invaded
Wrong and nonsense.
There are a ton of free articles online I'd recommend reading on grammar.
>it's
moron
That's an informal abbreviation (like "can't")and not the type of example he was asking about. But yes that is an important exception.
What's wrong with cannot?
>a version of "to be".
>".
>free articles online I'd recommend
>No you
>cannot
>American public education or ESL?
>There are a ton
Dude, you can contract to have as well. Mostly in informal speech, yes. But you it's not the same as the genitive and you can distinguish the two through syntax and context.
he's done it now
>tfw no alien/demon gf
This would be a relief if so (I'm writing something in which I figure my use would constitute "informal speech") but can anyone actually prove him wrong with some kind of a published document?
Based moron
nice moron bait
Yes, that usage is perfectly acceptable (though perhaps a bit informal and a Britishism).
>You can use an apostrophe "has", right?
Yes of course you can. The same way you can say
My friend would've quit IQfy long ago if not for the occasional top-quality posts.
Where "would've" is short for "would have".
Not sure if you're messing about, but it's a nasty thing to do if you are. The guy appears to be genuinely asking for help and telling him something wrong in a plausible-sounding way isn't cute.
>The guy appears to be genuinely asking for help and telling him something wrong in a plausible-sounding way isn't cute.
How do we know you're not doing this too?
The first guy who replied to you is a moronic pedant. Using 's for "has" is just as wrong in formal prose as using any other contraction, but in informal speech, like dialogue, it's fine.
This isn't giantess. Why the frick did you show me this if it's not giantess? Those are normal sized rocks not mountains. Those animals aren't in any danger at all. Frick off
I'm sorry, King. Won't happen again
Damn I thought the exact same thing, why is it so giantess stylistically?
Nice image related to grammar.
Elementary Composition has some pretty good grammatical advice for composing sentences.
If this catches on and becomes a general or the like IQfy will be doomed.
Please god let this happen it would be so frickin' funny
I think it may not matter and has already happened, IQfy does not even understand the basics of contractions.
Looks like OP is ok
https://www.niu.edu/writingtutorial/punctuation/apostrophe.shtml
"Contractions
A contraction is one word that is formed by combing two words. As the two words are combined, a letter is (letters are) dropped and an apostrophe is added in its place. Usually, a pronoun and a verb are used when forming contractions.
The following is a list of common contractions:
'd when contracting would or had (he'd)
'm when contracting am (I'm)
's when contracting is or has (she's)
'll when contracting will (I'll)
're when contracting are (they're)
've when contracting have (we've)
n't when negating some helping or linking verbs (wasn't, shouldn't)"