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The apostrophe
Lolest!
#1 Posted : Tuesday, September 10, 2013 11:13:12 AM
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Back then, I was taught that the apostrophe is to be used in the following cases:

1. Show ownership e.g. Dida's wife

2. Contraction of phrases e.g. must not=mustn't, is not= isn't.

3. Names of people like Ng'ang'a and Okot p'Bitek.

What we see these days:

Plural:

Wazuan's please advise.
No matatu's beyond this point.

Plural for abbreviations:
100 MP's to accompany Ruto.

Plural for family members referred to collectively:


The Odinga's have been a force to reckon with in Kenyan politics.

The Katana's visited us last Sunday.

Plural for years in one decade:

The 1990's were tough for Kenya.

Let's avoid misusing/overusing the apostrophe!
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Magigi
#2 Posted : Tuesday, September 10, 2013 11:24:36 AM
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Blame it on expansion of the education system, compromising on quality...
Wendz
#3 Posted : Tuesday, September 10, 2013 11:29:44 AM
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...and commas. Like in ",Essential Contact",
McReggae
#4 Posted : Tuesday, September 10, 2013 11:33:18 AM
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Magigi wrote:
Blame it on expansion of the education system, compromising on quality...


Parallelogram!!!!
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Magigi
#5 Posted : Tuesday, September 10, 2013 11:38:43 AM
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Wendz wrote:
...and commas. Like in ",Essential Contact",

...Wonder what was in the mind of this 'threader'!!!
Muriel
#6 Posted : Tuesday, September 10, 2013 11:39:46 AM
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Lolest! wrote:
Back then, I was taught that the apostrophe is to be used in the following cases:

1. Show ownership e.g. Dida's wife





Lolest, what about Didas' wife?

Is there anything like that?
radio
#7 Posted : Tuesday, September 10, 2013 11:43:40 AM
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Magigi wrote:
Wendz wrote:
...and commas. Like in ",Essential Contact",

...Wonder what was in the mind of this 'threader'!!!


I see this quite often and wonder!
For Sport
#8 Posted : Tuesday, September 10, 2013 11:44:02 AM
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Muriel wrote:
Lolest! wrote:
Back then, I was taught that the apostrophe is to be used in the following cases:

1. Show ownership e.g. Dida's wife





Lolest, what about Didas' wife?

Is there anything like that?

Dida's wives
Magigi
#9 Posted : Tuesday, September 10, 2013 11:45:30 AM
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Muriel wrote:
Lolest! wrote:
Back then, I was taught that the apostrophe is to be used in the following cases:

1. Show ownership e.g. Dida's wife





Lolest, what about Didas' wife?

Is there anything like that?

shows plural possession. Check these example... The children's cows.
kiriita
#10 Posted : Tuesday, September 10, 2013 11:46:31 AM
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Muriel wrote:
Lolest! wrote:
Back then, I was taught that the apostrophe is to be used in the following cases:

1. Show ownership e.g. Dida's wife





Lolest, what about Didas' wife?

Is there anything like that?


That would mean the guy's name is Didas, no?
masukuma
#11 Posted : Tuesday, September 10, 2013 11:48:41 AM
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kiriita wrote:
Muriel wrote:
Lolest! wrote:
Back then, I was taught that the apostrophe is to be used in the following cases:

1. Show ownership e.g. Dida's wife





Lolest, what about Didas' wife?

Is there anything like that?


That would mean the guy's name is Didas, no?

or many guys called Dida having one wife
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Lolest!
#12 Posted : Tuesday, September 10, 2013 11:49:27 AM
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masukuma wrote:
kiriita wrote:
Muriel wrote:
Lolest! wrote:
Back then, I was taught that the apostrophe is to be used in the following cases:

1. Show ownership e.g. Dida's wife





Lolest, what about Didas' wife?

Is there anything like that?


That would mean the guy's name is Didas, no?

or many guys called Dida having one wife

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bkismat
#13 Posted : Tuesday, September 10, 2013 11:54:19 AM
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Lolest! wrote:
masukuma wrote:
kiriita wrote:
Muriel wrote:
Lolest! wrote:
Back then, I was taught that the apostrophe is to be used in the following cases:

1. Show ownership e.g. Dida's wife





Lolest, what about Didas' wife?

Is there anything like that?


That would mean the guy's name is Didas, no?

or many guys called Dida having one wife

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It is correct if the name is Didas and not Dida.
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washiku
#14 Posted : Tuesday, September 10, 2013 11:57:30 AM
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radio wrote:
Magigi wrote:
Wendz wrote:
...and commas. Like in ",Essential Contact",

...Wonder what was in the mind of this 'threader'!!!


I see this quite often and wonder!


Laughing out loudly Laughing out loudly Laughing out loudly Now that am a "culprit", let me answer. On Wazua, if you start a topic with quotes( " "), it automatically appears to have those commas. Just check on the threads with it and you will see. If you click on the topic itself, you will realize those commas disappear. Its a problem with the programme used in Wazua site, sio yenye munafikiria. Lol.
masukuma
#15 Posted : Tuesday, September 10, 2013 12:01:06 PM
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bkismat wrote:
Lolest! wrote:
masukuma wrote:
kiriita wrote:
Muriel wrote:
Lolest! wrote:
Back then, I was taught that the apostrophe is to be used in the following cases:

1. Show ownership e.g. Dida's wife





Lolest, what about Didas' wife?

Is there anything like that?


That would mean the guy's name is Didas, no?

or many guys called Dida having one wife

Laughing out loudly Laughing out loudly Laughing out loudly

Laughing out loudly Laughing out loudly Laughing out loudly Laughing out loudly Laughing out loudly Laughing out loudly
It is correct if the name is Didas and not Dida.

informally if you meet two guys called Kamau (john kamau and joseph kamau) or a family whose surname is Kamau. you will not be wrong to refer to them as 'Kamaus' or 'the Kamaus' - sio? if this premise is correct then it follows that if we are referring to a polyandrous woman who has a fetish for dudes named Dida (John Dida and Joseph Dida).
in a sentence...
Quote:
ati your name is 'Dida'? you lucky guy! let me introduce you to Didas' wife

you will be correct!
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butterflyke
#16 Posted : Tuesday, September 10, 2013 12:01:45 PM
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washiku wrote:
radio wrote:
Magigi wrote:
Wendz wrote:
...and commas. Like in ",Essential Contact",

...Wonder what was in the mind of this 'threader'!!!


I see this quite often and wonder!


Laughing out loudly Laughing out loudly Laughing out loudly Now that am a "culprit", let me answer. On Wazua, if you start a topic with quotes( " "), it automatically appears to have those commas. Just check on the threads with it and you will see. If you click on the topic itself, you will realize those commas disappear. Its a problem with the programme used in Wazua site, sio yenye munafikiria. Lol.


we need lady admin to corroborate first Laughing out loudly
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digitek1
#17 Posted : Wednesday, September 11, 2013 10:54:41 AM
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bkismat wrote:
Lolest! wrote:
masukuma wrote:
kiriita wrote:
Muriel wrote:
Lolest! wrote:
Back then, I was taught that the apostrophe is to be used in the following cases:

1. Show ownership e.g. Dida's wife





Lolest, what about Didas' wife?

Is there anything like that?


That would mean the guy's name is Didas, no?

or many guys called Dida having one wife

Laughing out loudly Laughing out loudly Laughing out loudly

Laughing out loudly Laughing out loudly Laughing out loudly Laughing out loudly Laughing out loudly Laughing out loudly
It is correct if the name is Didas and not Dida.

in that case it will be Didases wife d'oh!
I may be wrong..but then I could be right
radio
#18 Posted : Wednesday, September 11, 2013 12:23:51 PM
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digitek1 wrote:
bkismat wrote:
Lolest! wrote:
masukuma wrote:
kiriita wrote:
Muriel wrote:
Lolest! wrote:
Back then, I was taught that the apostrophe is to be used in the following cases:

1. Show ownership e.g. Dida's wife





Lolest, what about Didas' wife?

Is there anything like that?


That would mean the guy's name is Didas, no?

or many guys called Dida having one wife

Laughing out loudly Laughing out loudly Laughing out loudly

Laughing out loudly Laughing out loudly Laughing out loudly Laughing out loudly Laughing out loudly Laughing out loudly
It is correct if the name is Didas and not Dida.

in that case it will be Didases wife d'oh!


@digitek1, stick to digits. How does above show ownership!? If it is many Didas who own the wife (like the Mombasa chaps), it would be Didas' wife like @Lolest says above!
willin2learn
#19 Posted : Wednesday, September 11, 2013 12:30:56 PM
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And Exclamation marks. E.g.

Ok!!!!!!!
holycow
#20 Posted : Wednesday, September 11, 2013 12:40:25 PM
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