Author: diverseskills

New York Times writer argues that ‘Both its and it’s should be spelled it’s’

http://twitter.com/#!/jpodhoretz/status/514134062194499584

Pity the poor copy editor in charge of grammar-checking New York Times technology writer Farhad Manjoo. Manjoo made the argument today that “Both its and it’s should be spelled it’s.” It’s not that tricky to figure out, is it?

@fmanjoo STOP TROLLING THE GRAMMARIANS

— Alex Howard (@digiphile) September 22, 2014

@fmanjoo It's a simple rule: when you use a contraction, you use an apostrophe. Does who's and whose also confuse?

— Gadi Ben-Yehuda (@gbyehuda) September 22, 2014

@fmanjoo this is totally true! That makes sense!

— ONE HUNDRED TABLES (@100tables) September 22, 2014

@fmanjoo makes sense if you think it should also be spelled "hi's" & "her's"

— Michael Selvidge (@selviano) September 22, 2014

@selviano make those the exceptions; in general apostrophe s shows a posessive

— Farhad Manjoo (@fmanjoo) September 22, 2014

@fmanjoo "They're" is a contraction for they are. You wouldn't make it into there or their, right?

— Alex Howard (@digiphile) September 22, 2014

@digiphile Honestly I would (i think all homophones should be spelled the same) but best to start small

— Farhad Manjoo (@fmanjoo) September 22, 2014

@fmanjoo Honestly, then, I have no words that can adequately express what I want to say in reply. And yes, I'm an English professor's kid.

— Alex Howard (@digiphile) September 22, 2014

@fmanjoo But I like to look down on those who make that mistake

— Michael Selvidge (@selviano) September 22, 2014

@fmanjoo don’t take that away from me

— Michael Selvidge (@selviano) September 22, 2014

@selviano me too but we should all rise above

— Farhad Manjoo (@fmanjoo) September 22, 2014

@fmanjoo contractions, how do they work?!

— walk without rhythm (@_chenghiz) September 22, 2014

@fmanjoo We should just go back to drawing pictures, making videos to communicate. Let computers deal with written language.

— Ted Herman (@tedherman) September 22, 2014

@fmanjoo Please surrender your Ivy League credential, sir.

— Marc (@marconi64) September 22, 2014

@fmanjoo your crazy.

— Paul Fidalgo (@PaulFidalgo) September 22, 2014

@PaulFidalgo I think that's fine too.

— Farhad Manjoo (@fmanjoo) September 22, 2014

@fmanjoo The revolution begins now. Very politely, of course.

— Paul Fidalgo (@PaulFidalgo) September 22, 2014

The larger thing is: Theres no purpose to indicating contractions with apostrophes. They dont serve any purpose. Lets stop.

— Farhad Manjoo (@fmanjoo) September 22, 2014

 

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2014/09/22/new-york-times-writer-argues-that-both-its-and-its-should-be-spelled-its/

Smooth: Obama mentions ‘Gangham Style’ in presser with S. Korean pres. [video]

http://twitter.com/#!/TheSteveDuJour/status/331827560046542849

At a joint press conference this afternoon with South Korean President Park Geun-hye, President Obama showed us once again why he is the hippest POTUS evah:

Pres Obama also jokes that his daughters have familiarized him with Gangnam Style.

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) May 7, 2013

Didn’t teach him to correctly pronounce. 🙁 RT @thefix: “my daughters have taught me a pretty good Gangnam style.” — President Obama.

— Seung Min Kim(@seungminkim) May 7, 2013

Yes, it’s as cringetastic as you imagine.

Let’s go to the videotape!

Hoo boy.

Ooph. Crickets after Obama makes terrible Gangnam Style joke.

— Blake Hounshell (@blakehounshell) May 7, 2013

Oh no, Obama mispronounces “Gangham Style.”

— Reid J. Epstein (@reidepstein) May 7, 2013

“Corpseman,” anyone?

He can still recover if he dances it. RT @reidepstein: Oh no, Obama mispronounces “Gangham Style.”

— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) May 7, 2013

Sorry. No recovery from this.

I hope the writer that encouraged Obama’s weak gangnam style joke gets fired. No kimchee jokes in there? How about a bimbimbop reference.

— Bacon and On and On (@baconsandals) May 7, 2013

Ugh. “@brendan_buck: HAHAHAHAHA uh RT @evanmcsan: Obama: “my daughters have taught me a pretty good Gangnam Style.””

— Jared Small (@jaredsmall) May 7, 2013

Oh my god. Oh my god. RT @thefix: “my daughters have taught me a pretty good Gangnam style.” — President Obama. Not kidding.

— Eric Geller (@ericgeller) May 7, 2013

Park must have been super-impressed:

Obama just made a Gangam Style joke to the President of South Korea. #ComeOnBro

— ShooMAN (@ShooMAN) May 7, 2013

omg not cool, obama. you just don’t go telling the president of korea you can gangnam style.

— Mr. Gerbear (@mr_gerbear) May 7, 2013

Well done as usual, Mr. President.

Really?Obama talks about learning a “pretty good Gangnam style” in his press conference….didn’t he remember that Psy spoke badly @ USA?

— Amy Lambert (@stevzgal17) May 7, 2013

Obama tells SKorea prez that daughters taught him “pretty good Gangnam style” Did they teach him about Psy’s US hate? twitchy.com/2012/12/07/k-p…

— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) May 7, 2013

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/05/07/smooth-oppa-rator-obama-mentions-gangham-style-in-presser-with-s-korean-pres-video/