Apostrophes

[glammaman2000]

it's dese lowlifes u bin sitchumatin'yo'sef wit what donno howta TALK!sincerely,g.

The discussions here have drifted away a bit from the "Apostrophies" topic. It's relatively easy to determine where things like commas, apostrophies, and quotes go if you know their purpose. Like all technology, the craft of writing is easier understood if the reasons are learned instead of simply the mechanics. In the absence of the reasons, the mechanics tend to be argued over, changed and justified by the semi-literate.

I'm going to suggest that we let this thread continue the good work covering apostrophe conventions. Let's move the discussions about the devolution of English to another thread where we can go at it tooth and nail. I'm sharpening mine. I've got an "ask" to grind.