Random Thoughts VIII: The Ocho

[ImJustKCClone]

**** it I'm just gonna move to somewhere in Central America and perfect my Spanish

Also, we've had a lot of people from south of the border working for us over the years, from Guatemala to further south in Colombia & Uruguay. We currently have an Ecuadorian there. For what it's worth, there is as much difference in the dialects they speak as there is between people in the Bronx, in Tallahassee, in Fargo, and in London. Choose your country wisely.

 

[ImJustKCClone]

I don't know if I've ever seen that. Because isn't "their" the plural form of "it"?

For possessives, it's generally when a name or word ends with an s: the Jones' house (the house belonging to the Jones family).

Edited for clarity

 

[Bu4ISU]

Also, we've had a lot of people from south of the border working for us over the years, from Guatemala to further south in Colombia & Uruguay. We currently have an Ecuadorian there. For what it's worth, there is as much difference in the dialects they speak as there is between people in the Bronx, in Tallahassee, in Fargo, and in London. Choose your country wisely.

Well I can understand mostly everything in Narcos on netflix. Colombia it is!

 

[Bu4ISU]

I'm going to pants' house for dinner and fun activities.

 

[CloneinWDSM]

Also, very random. I've been in school for 14 years and still have no idea where and when to use apostrophe's. Do I even use an apostrophe in apostrophe's? lol

Damn youth's

 

[MeanDean]

So it's & its. It's is a contraction so you use the apostrophe but its in context is plural yeah?

On the it's and its I remember it this way...

It's is the contraction of it and is. You're leaving out a whole damn letter, so you need to shove the apostrophe in there to take its place.

The other one is just for possessive, not nearly as radical of a use of the English language.

 

[Bu4ISU]

Damn youth's

 

[WIBadger]

For possessives, it's generally when a name or word ends with an s: the Jones' house (the house belonging to the Jones family).

Edited for clarity

Oh, that's what he meant. Sorry BU, I thought you meant when do you use its'

 

[cyrocksmypants]

in what context do you use s'

If a possessive ends in an s, though we've had debates on here because I was always taught if it's a person's name, you still put 's.

 

[WIBadger]

Damn youth's

 

[ImJustKCClone]

Damn youth's

Did anyone else read this as damn youts? (a la My Cousin Vinny)

Edit - should have finished reading the page...

 

[cyrocksmypants]

Did anyone else read this as damn youts? (a la My Cousin Vinny)

I bet Woo did.

 

[SaraV]

in what context do you use s'

Plural possessive. For instance (if you had more than one cat)"Did you clean out the cats' litter box?"

Although, who elses (elses'? else's? ACK! See?) litter box would it be?

 

[cyrocksmypants]

Plural possessive. For instance (if you had more than one cat)"Did you clean out the cats' litter box?"

Although, who elses (elses'? else's? ACK! See?) litter box would it be?

Whose else would it be?

 

[MLawrence]

Me: "Hey, where are the Smiths (not their real name)? Haven't seen them in a few weeks and they were always here."
Mrs. GTO: "They moved to another suburb (maybe an extra 15 minutes) so maybe that's why they're not coming anymore."
Me: "Really? They used to be balls-deep in the church."
Mrs. GTO (with eyes wide open): "THAT's how you want to say it?!"
Me: (after thinking about it a couple of seconds) "Sure. Why not?"

She gave me a disapproving look, so I don't think she was too thrilled with me.

Has your wife never been balls deep in Catholicism?

 

[cowgirl836]

Has your wife never been balls deep in Catholicism?

this is getting rather personal for GTO

 

[cowgirl836]

Aidan Turner from Poldark is hella hot.

New #1 on my hall pass list.

 

[stormchaser2014]

Aidan Turner from Poldark is hella hot.

New #1 on my hall pass list.

WDSM, how does this make you feel?

 

[cyrocksmypants]

Pretty sure CG's boyfriend in the cave has officially blocked me.

 

[cowgirl836]

Pretty sure CG's boyfriend in the cave has officially blocked me.

I've had him blocked for months. It's interesting reading you guys arguing with him when I can only read one half of the convo.