Ask MetaFilter posts tagged with apostrophe

Wordpress does not like apostrophes, apparently

kerning — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:25:18 -0800

I'm trying to add a username in Wordpress that has an apostrophe in it (like Jerry O'Connell). It's telling me this is not allowed. Can I work around this? I can't smoosh it together like Jerry OConnell because the way the blog is set up, the username is the author's real name. Our posts are headed like:

Headline (Author Name)

Is there a plug-in or anything I can do to make this happen?

We're running 2.0.11, but I tried to do it on my personal blog running 2.5 and it didn't work either.

HOW DO EXPRESS TEH IDEA OF MORE TAHN ONE BEATIN' ???

ignignokt — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:26:57 -0800

How do I pluralize a contraction that already ends with an apostrophe? I was just IMing with a friend and needed to pluralize the word beatin', which ends with an apostrophe. If I were to just add an s, I'd get:

beatin's

That looks like the possessive form of "beatin" and is totally wrong. Alternatively, I could put the apostrophe at the end, but that makes even less sense.

de Medici or de' Medici? Apostrophe or no?

otio — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 08:43:05 -0800

Anyone know the reason why in some sources de Medici (as in Catherine, Marie, Lorenzo) takes an apostrophe like so: de' Medici. Wikipedia uses this form, for example. Newspapers don't seem to bother with the apostrophe.

Apostrophe Catastrophe!

naxosaxur — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 09:09:11 -0800

If you were creating text for an invitation, and the reception following the event was at a specific family’s house, but you wanted to omit the actual noun “house”, what would be the proper (or more common) way to implement the apostrophe? Here is the example:

Reception to follow servies at:

The Johnsons’
[or]
The Johnsons

I’ve googled phrases such as 'apostrophe rules' and 'grammar guide', but can’t find any specific examples that apply directly to my dilemma. Which way is right?

Bumblebee Apostrophee Tutorial?

Tlogmer — Tue, 11 May 2004 22:58:34 -0800

Cartoon bumblebee explaining proper apostrophe usage. Where is it?