As I have a passion for all things communication (speaking, writing, reading, flip charts, books, journals, PowerPoint, PC, Mac, Iphone, Skype...the list goes on!), I would like to share that I very much enjoyed todays Q&A segment from the Australian Writers Centre newsletter. As it is current, and somewhat witty, with tips about the use of the somewhat maligned apostrophe, I copy it here for your reading pleasure. Happy New Year! Q: Happy New Year AWC! A: Thanks, and you too. May 2015 be filled with many more questions and answers. Q: Absolutely! And on the subject of New Year’s – do I write it like that, with the apostrophe, as in what did you do for New Year’s? A: Yeah, you do, because it’s been shortened from New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day presumably. To say New Years implies a plural and makes no sense. If you WERE talking about multiple ones, we’d recommend for the past three New Year’s Days, I’ve seen the sunrise... Q: And is it in caps? A: Any time you are referring in some way to the day/eve/transition itself as a title, then yes you would capitalise New Year. But you wouldn’t when just speaking generically, such as we’ll discuss your pay rise in the new year or it’s a new year and I’m feeling a little hungover. Q: What about New Year’s resolutions? Or is it New Year resolutions? A: Good to see you dropped the capital R off resolutions – although it can be okay in headlines. It’s usually the first one, New Year’s resolutions, as they belong to the New Year... although we wouldn’t bat many eyelids at the second one. Just don’t use New Years resolutions – that’s fifty shades of wrong. Speaking of which, do you have any resolutions? Q: I’m going to be nicer to apostrophes in 2015. A: A lovely gesture. They have a rough time. Q: You? A: Well, good question. And brilliant segue. Read below to see exactly what our resolutions are… If you want to know what the AWCs resolutions are... youll have to go to writerscentre.au and sign-up for their newsletter!
Posted on: Thu, 01 Jan 2015 05:20:41 +0000
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