We all need a boost,its a beautiful day here in Fife,let's hope we all get decent weather....the sun helps our moods.....here's to a lovely spring..followed by a fantastic summer we all deserve one.

It's still only February but there is a definite feel of Spring, especially when you see the birds with nest building material -

Very nice but the plural of photo is photos.

MT03ALG wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 26, 2021 12:13 am

Very nice but the plural of photo is photos.

Careful careful........pointing stuff out like that is blasphemous these days!

diamondpocket wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 26, 2021 9:55 am

Careful careful........pointing stuff out like that is blasphemous these days!

And i saw my error,so i changed it without a fuss or insulting anyone.


The way it should be on here.

spadesclaret wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 25, 2021 11:41 pm

It's still only February but there is a definite feel of Spring, especially when you see the birds with nest building material -

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The Rooks are all busy building nests in the village Spades, always a sign spring is coming and the daffs are appearing,Spring really is the best season when everything comes to life....love it.

MT03ALG wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 26, 2021 12:13 am

Very nice but the plural of photo is photos.

It is an abbreviation of photographs and the apostrophe replaces the missing letters graph and so photo's is actually correct.

Typo's are funny ... pulling people up on grammar (incorrectly) and making yourself look silly is even funnier

Our 1st spring visitor was up early last evening ... we had seen a message on the lawn, so put some food out and at 945pm there he was on the lawn...
The Hellebores are enjoying the late February sunshine.

ClaretTony wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 26, 2021 10:29 am

It is an abbreviation of photographs and the apostrophe replaces the missing letters graph and so photo's is actually correct.

should i put the apostrophe back?....i dont like to upset people

Steve1956 wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 26, 2021 10:41 am

should i put the apostrophe back?....i dont like to upset people

Put it back m8 you know it makes sense

That sunrise photo in your photo's () is a cracker

ClaretTony wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 26, 2021 10:29 am

It is an abbreviation of photographs and the apostrophe replaces the missing letters graph and so photo's is actually correct.

Not correct. The plural of photo is photos.

fourtoes

MT03ALG wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 26, 2021 3:06 pm

Not correct. The plural of photo is photos.

The plural of photograph is photographs - abbreviation of words requires an apostrophe

ClaretTony wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 26, 2021 3:33 pm

The plural of photograph is photographs - abbreviation of words requires an apostrophe

Aye lad, thas reyt, thi musta bin brung up reyt

Taken on Tuesday

strayclaret wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 26, 2021 5:15 pm

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Taken on Tuesday

Thats a hell of a Sky strayc ... looks like the one in the film "A Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" when the Van Allen Belt was on fire

ClaretTony wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 26, 2021 3:33 pm

The plural of photograph is photographs - abbreviation of words requires an apostrophe

Incorrect again, the plural of photo is photos !!

MT03ALG wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 26, 2021 10:34 pm

Incorrect again, the plural of photo is photos !!

Do you know if he was pluralising photo or abbreviating photographs?

Abbreviation of photograph could be photo, plural is still photos !!

How about getting this thread back on track?

Let's nip this in the bud.
Explanation seems clear pretty clear here & word reference site is a well respected one: https://forum.wordreference.com/threads ... s.2628290/
You weren't a grocer by any chance CT in the past? An apostrophe 's is used to identify a relationship of possession between different nouns, e.g. John's Mum has died/Albert's season ticket hasn't arrived yet. If the noun ends in 'S' or is a plural form it can be used after, e.g. Jesus' disciples were..........
I don't understand CT why you say abbreviated forms of words must use the apostrophe to identify plural forms. Can some plurals ever use the apostrophe form?

Snowdrops!

MT03ALG wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 26, 2021 10:34 pm

Incorrect again, the plural of photo is photos !!

Sorry, photo is an abbreviation of photograph and so an apostrophe should be used to replace the missing letters.

They are actually facsimiles!

diamondpocket wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 27, 2021 8:40 am

I don't understand CT why you say abbreviated forms of words must use the apostrophe to identify plural forms

I didn't - what I said is an apostrophe is used to indicate missing letters when you abbreviate a word. So photo's is correct as an abbreviation of photographs, the apostrophe replacing the missing letters 'graph'. Shame really that someone decided to use one of these threads to nit pick at the OP in the first place.

MT03ALG wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 27, 2021 12:23 am

Abbreviation of photograph could be photo, plural is still photos !!

Give it a bloody rest for pities sake ... who gives a sh*t ....

Bosscat wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 27, 2021 12:11 pm

Give it a bloody rest for pities sake ... who gives a sh*t ....

My thoughts exactly - one poster tried to belittle the OP and it has ruined the thread.

ClaretTony wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 27, 2021 12:08 pm

I didn't - what I said is an apostrophe is used to indicate missing letters when you abbreviate a word. So photo's is correct as an abbreviation of photographs, the apostrophe replacing the missing letters 'graph'. Shame really that someone decided to use one of these threads to nit pick at the OP in the first place.

OK, got it. I never knew that to be honest. I wasn't being argumentative, I just thought the apostrophe was used in the possessive form. Learn something every day.
P.S. I'm not sure he was trying to belittle the OP. These grammar things are more about the person commenting than belittling others, it's just one of those personal gripes people have coz it annoys them fiercely to see grammar errors. There are quite a few around. I remember my Grandad, god bless him, constantly correcting me when I spoke in hypothetical situations as I always made errors as a teenager/young adult.

diamondpocket wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 27, 2021 2:43 pm

OK, got it. I never knew that to be honest. I wasn't being argumentative, I just thought the apostrophe was used in the possessive form. Learn something every day.

That is amazing. Look at the word 'wasn't' that you have written above. You have put in an apostrophe in place of the missing letter 'o' - wasn't / was not

spadesclaret wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 27, 2021 2:56 pm

That is amazing. Look at the word 'wasn't' that you have written above. You have put in an apostrophe in place of the missing letter 'o' - wasn't / was not

Yeah, I get that. But the idea was about the plural forms and the confusion regarding the S at the end that when used in this way looks & reads very strange. Because it rightly is mistaken for the possessive form. That's all. WASN'T is actually two words though and is a contracted form so in theory it is different to one word and that is why there was confusion.
More belittling then. Sorry Superior Spades. You are clever, I am thick. Got it.

diamondpocket wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 27, 2021 3:12 pm

More belittling then. Sorry Superior Spades. You are clever, I am thick. Got it.

Totally unnecessary.

The word photo now appears in both the Oxford and Cambridge English dictionaries so it is arguable that it is now recognised as a word in itself and therefore the plural should be photos.

spadesclaret wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 27, 2021 2:56 pm

That is amazing. Look at the word 'wasn't' that you have written above. You have put in an apostrophe in place of the missing letter 'o' - wasn't / was not

And this was completely necessary, obviously! I found it belittling and totally irrelevant to the discussion as this is a different point as mentioned previously in my post. WASN'T is a contracted form of 2 words and not one word and has nothing to do with plural forms. I didn't realise there was that rule for ONE word contraction forms when one wants to indicate a plural noun. OK? You clearly did. Bravo!

Anybody got any photos?

Chobulous wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 27, 2021 4:12 pm

Anybody got any photos?

Heres a picture
Its a "Comma"

I wonder if these two are its Parentheses

Dalkey Island Sunrise by Darrell Arnone, on Flickr

diamondpocket wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 27, 2021 3:35 pm

I didn't realise there was that rule for ONE word contraction forms when one wants to indicate a plural noun. OK? You clearly did. Bravo!

Again, totally unnecessary. You made your point. You made it well. Why end with a snidey, sarcastic comment?

I'm sorry if you found an earlier comment of mine belittling. It certainly wasn't intended to be. When you said you thought the apostrophe was just used in the possessive form I took that to mean you didn't realise it was used in contractions. It was that that amazed me.

"OK, got it. I never knew that to be honest. I wasn't being argumentative, I just thought the apostrophe was used in the possessive form. Learn something every day."

Merge with ' what am I missing ? ' thread.

Chobulous wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 27, 2021 4:12 pm

Anybody got any photos?

Someone posted a nice picture of some snowdrop’s above.

I have been watching frogs. Have some great pics. Wish I knew how to post them, but I lack certain skills.

Rileybobs wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 27, 2021 6:35 pm

Someone posted a nice picture of some snowdrop’s above.

Shouldn't that say "Someone posted a nice picture of some snowdrops above"

Spring photography is great

Vegas Claret wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 27, 2021 6:51 pm

Spring photography is great

Another thread ruined by childish bellends.

He/she spent nearly an hour making sure all the food was eaten ....