Nerd Notes: the Apostrophe Abuse Blog

This is for La Parisienne, the Kamikaze Editor, the Opera Diva, MJ, and everyone else who cares about language and good grammar.

Behold the Apostrophe Abuse Blog!

It's a very common error, but apostrophes don't belong in plural nouns. See:

• Cat = a small four-legged creature, genetically related to the lion and tiger, that believes it is the furry lord of the universe and expects you to treat it accordingly
  
• Cats = more than one cat
  
• Cat's = belonging to the cat
  
• Cats' = belonging to multiple cats
• IN NO CIRCUMSTANCE DOES "CAT'S" EVER = "MORE THAN 1 CAT."

Capisce?

(Special shout-out to the small four-legged furry lords of the universe worshipped by their loyal human acolytes under the names of Aslan, Munchkin, Stanley, and Texas Ranger.)