kingthrillgore to [email protected] • 5 months agoThis isn't a rule, its just something worth knowing if you speak or write englishlemmy.mlimagemessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up1458arrow-down11
arrow-up1457arrow-down1imageThis isn't a rule, its just something worth knowing if you speak or write englishlemmy.mlkingthrillgore to [email protected] • 5 months agomessage-square42fedilink
minus-square7heolinkfedilink5•edit-25 months agoThat’s a joke, because that’s the way people make mistakes with apostrophes all the time. The correct spelling is indeed “catastrophes”, but a lot of people would spell it “catastrophe’s” (which technically means “the […] of catastrophe”).
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•5 months agoWhy did catasthropie hoard all our apostrophies?
Catastrophe’s*
Why?
That’s a joke, because that’s the way people make mistakes with apostrophes all the time.
The correct spelling is indeed “catastrophes”, but a lot of people would spell it “catastrophe’s” (which technically means “the […] of catastrophe”).
Becau’s
Why did catasthropie hoard all our apostrophies?