u/Humble_Counter_3661

Um, Saving Souls Was The Point, I Thought?

I am no expert but I know enough to affirm that a core tenet of Abrahamic faiths is to save souls.

In this case, is the establishment performative?

u/Humble_Counter_3661 — 2 days ago

When Is A Verbal Contraction An Adjective?

Per grammarmentors.com, in English grammar, verbal expansion refers to the process of adding details, modifiers, or additional clauses to a sentence to make it richer, more descriptive, or more complex.

What is this?

u/Humble_Counter_3661 — 4 days ago

Let's Abstain From Gratuitous....

After being taken 1st overall in the 2026 NFL draft, what more must a collegiate champion and Heisman laureate do to evade victimization of needless apostrophes?

I genuinely would like to know!

u/Humble_Counter_3661 — 4 days ago

Wrong In The King's English, Too

Along the Welsh seaside lies Llandudno Pier, jutting 2,295 feet into the Irish Sea.

The monstrosity pictured here was approved and printed at license payer expense.

I felt strangely compelled to add editorial annotations.

If only an equerry had been engaged to proofread!

u/Humble_Counter_3661 — 8 days ago

My Community Launderette Called It "Horseplay"

ATTENTION, PROPRIETORS!

Um, how would you spell illiteracy? Would you, like me, remember how past generations taught their children to read?

u/Humble_Counter_3661 — 11 days ago

There Are How Many Bailey Co-Owners?

Must I go out on a limb and conclude that graphic design of the logo included proofreading but typesetting for the neon did not?

[Asking for a friend]

Yes, I further would adduce that the apothecary side of the house is more learned than the equipment sales team, quod erat demostrandum in the purchase of the signboard.

u/Borsti17 gave us "Candy's and Toys" with https://www.reddit.com/r/apostrophegore/comments/1t829zd/a_lot_to_unpack_here/ (thanks for that) and I had to pile on.

u/Humble_Counter_3661 — 13 days ago
▲ 6 r/GrammarPolice+1 crossposts

Failure To Communicate/Punctuate

For the record, I am on the woman's side regarding the emotional availability and presuppositions of her beau.

As for the punctuation, where to start?

u/Humble_Counter_3661 — 8 days ago

Sweeping Generalizations And Geography

For starters, all sweeping generalizations are intellectually lazy. ;-)

Even in the accurate singular, this video thumbnail would be garbage.

u/Humble_Counter_3661 — 15 days ago

To be clear, cant is short for cantilever, which relates to hardware configurations, such as television cameras. Consider the instant classic fight sequences of "Boof" in the 1960s live-action incarnation of Batman, starring Adam West.

u/Humble_Counter_3661 — 16 days ago