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Post: # 18421Post JacobSyndeo
Wed Mar 22, 2017 8:39 pm

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Psst. Hey admins. This isn't proper grammar! Plurals don't have apostrophes—those are only for possessives. :P

(This is bothering my inner grammar nazi WAY more than it should.)
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Post: # 18425Post jwatson16202
Wed Mar 22, 2017 10:07 pm

Hah, never even noticed that!
Although technically that's an abbreviation, possessive would be written "ants' "
Eg "ants' nest"

Just saying ;)
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Post: # 18426Post jwatson16202
Wed Mar 22, 2017 10:09 pm

At least if we're talking about ants (plural) :)
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Post: # 18452Post Nathant
Thu Mar 23, 2017 2:04 pm

This has been annoying me too. :lol:

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Post: # 18462Post Martialis
Thu Mar 23, 2017 4:57 pm

I've just said nothing.. glad to see I'm not a total grammar freak!
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Post: # 18465Post MadVampy
Thu Mar 23, 2017 6:08 pm

Glad you found it. I'll be sure and leave it that way. Appreciate you pointing it out. :lol:
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Post: # 18466Post jwatson16202
Thu Mar 23, 2017 6:20 pm

Noooooooo

Going to be so triggered every time I log into the forum now I know it's there if you leave it! :(
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Post: # 18467Post Nathant
Thu Mar 23, 2017 6:43 pm

Hahaha :lol:

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Post: # 18480Post larynx
Fri Mar 24, 2017 2:27 pm

We should leave it just in case folks from antfarm.yuku stop by. :twisted:
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Post: # 18489Post Martialis
Fri Mar 24, 2017 3:48 pm

larynx wrote:
Fri Mar 24, 2017 2:27 pm
We should leave it just in case folks from antfarm.yuku stop by. :twisted:
This is so evil it's great. :lol:
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