[user104658]

Originally Posted by lostalex

I think only the second apostrophe is wrong. The first one is a possessive apostrophe, which is being used correctly. the rights that belong to girls, so they are girl's rights.

*bbbzzzrrtttt* incorrect, it's a possessive plural, therefore it should read:

girls'

i.e the rights of all girls. "Girl's rights" would be the rights of one, singular girl.

Unless, of course, the sign is being ghetto and is just talking about that one transgendered girl, like; "Hey, Girl's rights matter brah!". But I don't think that's likely to be the case...

Back to school with you Alex! Don't you know that the Internet is full of grammar Nazis? Can't stand them, myself...

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

*bbbzzzrrtttt* incorrect, it's a possessive plural, therefore it should read:

girls'

i.e the rights of all girls. "Girl's rights" would be the rights of one, singular girl.

Unless, of course, the sign is being ghetto and is just talking about that one transgendered girl, like; "Hey, Girl's rights matter brah!". But I don't think that's likely to be the case...

Back to school with you Alex! Don't you know that the Internet is full of grammar Nazis? Can't stand them, myself...

...scrutinises this post for a grammar error...

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Ammi

...scrutinises this post for a grammar error...

I wavered over using a semicolon after "incorrect". I fear I made the wrong decision. It looks suspicious. You'll have to put me on Yellow, Ammi. (You now use the "traffic light" system.)

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

I wavered over using a semicolon after "incorrect". I fear I made the wrong decision. It looks suspicious. You'll have to put me on Yellow, Ammi. (You now use the "traffic light" system.)

...actually I might move you straight to red and 10 minutes less posting time today just because I'm in a bit of a mood today...

[Ammi]

...you can just sit there and watch the other members posting nicely with their grammar...

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Ammi

...you can just sit there and watch the other members posting nicely with their grammar...

The punishment should be that I have to spend 10 minutes in "Chat and Games", so that I might understand just how slippery the slope of bad grammar can be.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

The punishment should be that I have to spend 10 minutes in "Chat and Games", so that I might understand just how slippery the slope of bad grammar can be.

...don't knock it until you try it, we have to have nice fun things as well TS...I can see your traffic light chart is going to be several pages even by October half term...

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

*bbbzzzrrtttt* incorrect, it's a possessive plural, therefore it should read:

girls'

i.e the rights of all girls. "Girl's rights" would be the rights of one, singular girl.

Unless, of course, the sign is being ghetto and is just talking about that one transgendered girl, like; "Hey, Girl's rights matter brah!". But I don't think that's likely to be the case...

Back to school with you Alex! Don't you know that the Internet is full of grammar Nazis? Can't stand them, myself...

I stand corrected. English is much harder than math.

[Kizzy]

'I have no problem with transgender people using a female toilet. I can't understand their objection.'

Right now let's rip these sentences apart, comma.