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[PortageGirl]

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Is her name Mrs. Hopkins, or is it Mrs Hopkin?

If her name naturally ends in an s, then you add the apostrophe to the end of the word. I suspect that's the case.

 

[debilorrah]

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You must be from the south. People say that where I am from in there every day language.

We are in California. She also says "anywheres". Sounds so darned tacky!

 

[rooster-red]

Thanks for the grammar lesson Y'all.

 

[lilshadow]

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You must be from the south. People say that where I am from in there every day language.

We are in California. She also says "anywheres". Sounds so darned tacky!

Is she from the south? I am from TN, and I have family that sounds just like that.

 

[BeckyLa]

Please understand, I am not picking on BYC members. Not at all. It's just the way the world is going. Bad grammar is everywhere. There are no rules anymore.

 

[debilorrah]

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We are in California. She also says "anywheres". Sounds so darned tacky!

Is she from the south? I am from TN, and I have family that sounds just like that.

Nope. Just redneck-like.

 

[lilshadow]

Saw a sign when I went home. It should have said: Fire wood for sale, but it said: Far wood 4 sale. My DH couldn't stop laughing, and I told him that isn't nice.

 

[PortageGirl]

Ah, that reminds me! Near my house, there's a small private used car sales place, decent sort of place, not a rip off... but it used to be "Bill's Auto Sales" now, it seems his son is involved, and he had a new sign put up. "Bill's and Son Auto Sales" DRIVES ME CRAZY!!!

Wouldn't have been quite so bad if it were a home painted sign that he just added to to save money I suppose, but it's a new sign he paid for!!!!

 

[rooster-red]

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I've see signs like that, another one is "for sell"

 

[Wynette]

JennsPeeps - THANK YOU! I try to be accurate and proper with my writing...I did NOT know about unique! Thanks so much!

The "to/too/two" thing irks me a bit, I have to confess.