Just recalled a sound bite from some movie wherein a dad is speaking to his daughter's date and says "And if you want to 'hook up' with my daughter, or whatever you young people call it, I'd like you to know that I have no problem...

(long pause)

...with going back to prison."


(Grammar police here. Sir, we must confiscate one of your your apostrophes.)

Last edited by sigmoid freud (2010-09-27 21:17:37)

sigmoid freud wrote:

(Grammar police here. Sir, we must confiscate one of your your apostrophes.)

One of his apostrophes? Hell, I'm hauling you both in.

sigmoid freud wrote:

Taint wrote:

sigmoid freud wrote:

(Grammar police here. Sir, we must confiscate one of your your apostrophes.)

One of his apostrophes? Hell, I'm hauling you both in.

No.

"Daughter's" is correct given that the title sentence is continued in the post so as to be "...Daughter's Choice(s) In Young Men!?!?" and so a possessive, whereas "Dad's" is clearly a plural, and therefore incorrect.

You are absolutely correct. I completely missed the fact the title was actually part of the lede sentence.

Yeah I saw this on the Aus news. Made front page. As usual.