apostrophes

Posted By: Pauline on 2008-10-09
In Reply to: Pet peeve - badpenny

I would get dinged for putting those apostrophes in. It does look weird to me too. Who do you believe anymore; BOS, different companies QA. Where you may leave out for one company you will get dinged at another. So confusing and it is hard to keep straight.

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Pet peeve - badpenny
- Hey, guys..... - equineluvr
- QA is wrpng. My QA does the same thing - sm
- First, why does every little thing have to be discussed with clients, right down to apostrophes? - FedUP
  - It is not that every client is questioned, - see message
    - What happens, is MTSOs coddle the clients and let the clients call all of the shots. - FedUP
      - Question -- when you go to get your - jd
        But if I asked her to use a specific pair of scissors that aren't - FedUP
      - Excuse me, the client is paying the - see message
        So if I'm an RN that works for an agency SM - FedUP
- Book of Style 2nd Edition - QA
- Bottom line---Check with your supervisor. - sm
  - One of my jobs says use apostrophes - LinK
- apostrophes - Pauline
  - BOS says no unless the word stands - kt
  - It is confusing, and while not for the . . . - badpenny
    - Stedman's and Dorland's are great, but - dm
- No you are not totally wrong - non
  - My gripe is about the fact that . . . - badpenny
    - I would clarify this with my supervisor. - jd
    - this editor takes the time because... - moon1010
- QA - Wrong
  - Taber's says - mt45
    - Then I guess Stedmand's and Dorland's is WRONG! - badpenny
      - Um - mt45
  - some clients want those apostrophes - moon1010
    - I understand, Moon1010, but if that is the way . . . - badpenny
    - I was just going to add that - Wrong
      - that's fine if the CP states that, but... - mt

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some clients want those apostrophes
The two docs I edit for want those apostrophes there and you can find just as many reference materials that DO include them as don't.

I agree this is nothing that is going to affect patient care, but bottom line - you have to give the client what they want.

One of my jobs says use apostrophes
(They don't follow BOS) and the other says definitely no apostrophes (follow BOS strictly). So I would say it's up to the individual company.

She doesn't know how to use apostrophes. nm

First, why does every little thing have to be discussed with clients, right down to apostrophes?
Second, this is another example of how the BOS has muddied up the waters. BOS1 said apotrophes, BOS2 says no apostrophes but apostrophes still okay. What does the BOS3 say? I have no idea and I don't care. I say apostrophes because it was apostrophes before there was a BOS. So what gave the AHDI the authority to change the way it had been done for decades before?

Ignoring all the wrongful usage of the apostrophes in the
above comment, I totally agree with the poster's opinion that one cannot make more money by doing VR.