[K9-Lovers]

Originally Posted by Boomer

pssssst....SWR and Whalen,

Ohhhhhh, apostrophe angst......

I wrote this little rhyme many years ago and when I saw what you two said, I thought you might like it and so I dug it out. (I sure hope nobody tells Mr. Tony that I wrote this though.)

Ode to the Apostrophe

I hope that I shall never see,
Another misplaced apostrophe.

Apostrophes ubiquitously pressed,
In front of each and every S.

The apostrophe’s use is specific,
Never intended to be prolific.

The apostrophe is called into action,
To replace missing letters in contractions.

To show possession, except in pronouns,
The apostrophe must stand its ground.

In the plurals of numbers and letters and signs,
The apostrophe will do just fine.

But every S in line of sight,
An apostrophe does not set right.

So give your old English teacher a break,
Do not, in vain, the apostrophe take.

- - - - -- - - - - - - by Boomer (with a little nod to Joyce Kilmer, for the first line, sort of)

Love it!!