Apostrophe'lyps: Things I dont wish to, and wont do anymore. I aint gonna.
Our's is a living language, obviously. It grows, bends, and flexes. We gain words and lose them. Some are retired. Some are disdained and mocked, falsely labeled and unfairly maligned as improper or incorrect. And then, we have punctuation; which is equally used, misused, over-used or used when unnecessary, out of habit. One of the greatest offenders is the oft misunderstood apostrophe. This highbrowed Devil, possessor of all things, well...Im done wasting it where it is no longer needed. Separation or combination of the possessive and the plural is a worthy use, indeed. However, I feel it is wasted in a few areas, ignored in one specific instance, and forgotten where it might be of great utility. You, keen observer that you are, may already have noticed the uses of this little beastie, which I no longer wish to indulge. I find that the most common places, wherein I see and use the apostrophe are in the words "don't", "won't" and "I'm...