Re: Forum title

[desertman]

There's no apostrophe in "pros."

Please make it go away.

 

[zeio]

Can't unsee now...

 

[Tyce]

If there's no apostrophe, how can we make it go away?
Is this some kind of quantum joke?

 

[UpSideDownCarl]

Grammar on this site. lol!

The pro's racket : yep. It was fun to get to try out the pro's racket.

How to play like the pro's : nope. the pro's what? The apostrophe is for a possessive.

Pros plural: many pros ; how to play like the pros ;

But there is so much that is much worse on this site.

"Timo Boll got to show myself a few things." Yikes. "Timo Boll got to me a few things".

"Way to many people on the forum." nope "Way too many people on the forum."

From people whose first language is English, there are way too many things like this to count.

 

[desertman]

If there's no apostrophe, how can we make it go away?
Is this some kind of quantum joke?

You may want to read the forum title that this sub-forum rests under.

 

[darucla]

Pro is an abbreviated form of Professional, in which case the apostrophe is not possessive, just indicative of missing text, as in Don't, didn't etc. Not sure if that was the intention though. In this case case Pro' should also be written with the apostrophe.

Edit. Probably. Possibly.

 

[UpSideDownCarl]

Pro is an abbreviated form of Professional, in which case the apostrophe is not possessive, just indicative of missing text, as in Don't, didn't etc. Not sure if that was the intention though. In this case case Pro' should also be written with the apostrophe.

Edit. Probably. Possibly.

Probably not. Go listen to Dan's videos and read text he has written.

All the mistakes I listed above are from him. I have joked with about his grammar. But he doesn't care and hasn't changed it.

He uses possessives and reflexives incorrectly all the time. He is not using the apostrophe to indicate missing letters. I am pretty confident of that.

But in the end, everyone knows what he means.

You may want to read the forum title that this sub-forum rests under.

The forum title that this rests under also has the incorrect apostrophe.


Forum: How to play Table Tennis like the Pro's -> Table Tennis with the Pro's

Even if you do a juggling act the grammar is not correct.

But can we laugh about it? Does it matter in the long run when so many other people on the forum are writing in English while their first language is not English? And often their grammar is better than many people whose first language is English.

 

[desertman]

Pro is an abbreviated form of Professional, in which case the apostrophe is not possessive, just indicative of missing text, as in Don't, didn't etc. Not sure if that was the intention though. In this case case Pro' should also be written with the apostrophe.

Edit. Probably. Possibly.

Lol, what?

 

[desertman]

The forum title that this rests under also has the incorrect apostrophe.


Forum: How to play Table Tennis like the Pro's -> Table Tennis with the Pro's

Oh man, I didn't even notice that. Now I have to start another thread about that abomination!
Hey I get that people make mistakes in writing posts, but you see those, groan and move on. But it doesn't seem too silly to use proper punctuation (not grammar, folks) on forum titles.

 

[Dan]

Haha! I'm so sorry Carl it's my biggest weakness... my grammar sucks! I have actually been using chat gpt recently to fix my grammar it's helping wonders haha. I'm changing the to pros Monday morning 😁

 

[UpSideDownCarl]

Haha! I'm so sorry Carl it's my biggest weakness... my grammar sucks! I have actually been using chat gpt recently to fix my grammar it's helping wonders haha. I'm changing the to pros Monday morning 😁

And part of my point was that we still always know what you mean, so....does it matter? We can laugh at it, but it certainly is not something to fuss over.

 

[desertman]

What kind of paddles do pros use?

And part of my point was that we still always know what you mean, so....does it matter? We can laugh at it, but it certainly is not something to fuss over.

No, but it is something worth the minimal effort to fix.

 

[olive-nguyen]

Is this time to put to use my English language distinction, or is this my time to embarrass meself for speaking Singlish.

 

[olive-nguyen]

Haha! I'm so sorry Carl it's my biggest weakness... my grammar sucks! I have actually been using chat gpt recently to fix my grammar it's helping wonders haha. I'm changing the to pros Monday morning 😁

ChatGPT-the facet of SG secondary school students, but with its removal it's thy archillies heel.

They over-reliance of AI certainly does limit certain interpretation and ideology, with outstanding after effects from sudden removal of use. (New term: AI withdrawals!)

 

[desertman]

To make sure we don't perpetuate problematic punctuation, please permit me to explain.

The forums "How to play table tennis like the pro's" and "Table tennis with the pro's" are the 2 that need fixing because the meaning is not possessive. The forum " Pro's Equipment" is fine as is.

I hope this helps confuse you further, but trust me, it's the right way.

 

[zeio]

Pro's Equipment or Pros' Equipment, that is the question...

 

[desertman]

Pro's Equipment or Pros' Equipment, that is the question...

There is no question but if there was the answer would be Pro's. An apostrophe after the s would be another punctuational abomination worthy of the internet age, where most of the intelligence is artificial.