Words with Apostrophes !

[Jstpssng]

^^^^
I do that, but some people aren't aware of it or the initial problem.

 

[Xfaxman]

It is also happening in the titles: :thumbdown:

 

[the old grind]

Noticed it today, same place, and I'm sure I'd have spotted it sooner if there. .. :laughing: .. and random atop other posts on the page too, IIRC.

All computer/Firefox here. Me no use phone for web stuff. ('SE', small screen)

 

[Scrambler82]

So we understand... and I haven't read all of the postings, this Thread isn't to complain what people are doing... it is to state a problem with the Site's Postings.

As was stated, it may be a Mobile Posting problem, I do believe some of my postings have the problem too and I don't use a Mobile device to post to the Site.

I'm glad someone other than me has seen the problem, sometimes I think is my computer or maybe it is me !

Ltr

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

It does it on my new iPad too... found if I put a space between the “ and the first letter and last letter of what ever I am writing “ .... it doesn ‘ t happen, but if you don ‘ t .... well all sorts of scribble....

 

[Scrambler82]

Thanks to all for posting, we will see where the Site goes on the problem.

Again, as I have read, this isn't against anyone in particular, just the Site's Methods of Postings.

 

[Xfaxman]

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Again, as I have read, this isn't against anyone in particular, just the Site's Postings.

Right.

 

[buck12]

Almost all most posts are done from an iPad. Apostrophes don’t appear correct when I post but if I edit the post from the iPad the post then appears correct.

 

[Tractor Seabee]

I was raised in what are now called the dark ages, prior to 1960. We learned proper English composition starting in the 6th grade. i took English as a HS freshman, 1950, and was bored stiff as the teacher had nothing new from what I learned in grammar school. Most of what I write comes out in conformance, but I do make mistakes. The last 30 years I have been appalled at how many so called educated (college schooled) people cannot even properly construct a simple sentence. I have done technical writing for 40 years+ and subscribe to the fact we have to write documents so a 6th grader can understand the text. Modifiers are a no no in technical writing, especially prepositional phrases. 9 times out 10 a prepositions can be eliminated.

Here on TBN the biggest problem I have is long winded compound sentences and lack of good paragraphing. A whole page w/o a paragraph break, I get lost in the verbiage after 3 -4 sentences.

Give folks a break, most write as they talk instead of composing what they say. This is not English class. Read between the lines and extract the meat and ignore the rest. Schools need to get back to English and get away from political propaganda.

Ron

 

[JLH4]

^^^^^ Amen brother
Old tech writer, Joe