Say "No!" to Apostrophe Catastrophe

What I Am Getting At

     Apostrophes are very much overused by anyone and everyone (and, yes, this is a HUGE pet peeve of mine!)  Just as in my last post, I cannot say it as well as some others, but I hope that what sources I bring to your attention can help in some way... (most of them are the same sources from the last post, but when they're good, they're good, right?)

**Just so you know, some of the pictures included in this post came from additional sites that wrote about apostrophes. I did not highlight them here, but they all have good things to say if you are interested!

           

Here are some of the sites/posts I found:

The Oatmeal

• The Oatmeal creates comics for just about everything under the sun, even apostrophes!! This comic is full of good information and examples of the "where", "when" and "why" of apostrophes.

GrammarGirl

• GrammarGirl's post about apostrophes is not on the humorous side like The Oatmeal; rather it is purely educational.  But if you can make it through to the end (I know it can be hard when it is not all about entertainment), some very good points are made...I even got a refresher course on a basic rule: that some words are punctuated differently depending on context.
• GrammarGirl has also made a video talking about the use of apostrophes in plurals...the voice is kinda monotone, but she uses a real-life example (a Victoria's Secret ad) to demonstrate some rules and make some suggestions

MoonTimeTunes

• A post by MoonTimeTunes lists three different "threats" that affect how apostrophes are used or not.

VideoJug

• VideoJug has put together a clip to demonstrate 4 rules about apostrophe use. The clip is not very long, and the rules presented flow together so it does not seem like you are being bombarded with information.

GrammarBook

• GrammarBook has made a quiz to test your apostrophe skills...I myself scored an 11 out of 12.

Bob the Angry Flower

HowToDoThings

• HowToDoThings has a very simple article about the steps/rules of apostrophes. It gives the same basic information found in some of the other resources I have listed, it is just in list form.

Thoughts From A Redhead

• I love the way she starts her post "Let's Talk About Apostrophe's"! She, of course, makes a comment about the title and its worthiness of a cringe (: 

I hope this resources will come in handy...They are all very similar, but there are only so many rules, thank goodness!  Let me know what you think,

Amanda