Originally posted by cali92rs
Really?
Can we change the title of this thread to "Grammar Nazism at Its Finest "?
I would have said it if he didn't. Apostrophes in correct American English usage indicate possessives of nouns, e.g., the quote above is in response to Talisker's statement. They are also used to show omission of letters, as demonstrated in the '70s above. Lastly apostrophes are used to indicate plurality of single letters, for example as we discuss correct grammar here everyone should remember to mind their p's and q's. While the previous example is also possessive, another example would be to explain the correct spelling of possessive, with four s's, not four ss.