When I inquired into becoming a member of the Apostrophe Protection Society, Chairman Richards informed me there is no "membership" as such; however, he did send along a form letter that he sends out to businesses when he receives a complaint that they've misused or have failed to use an apostrophe appropriately. The good chairman says we may send out this form letter (under your own name, of course) with the APS letterhead.
I'm making the form letter on APS letterhead available in Microsoft Word (.doc):
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N.B. -- Extra Credit Opportunity: If you happen to notice a public sign (say, in a shop window or in front of a restaurant) that misuses the apostrophe -- or simply doesn't include it, send the business the form letter, describing the offense. Copy me on the letter and you'll receive up to 10 points extra credit per letter (with a maximum of 5 letters per quarter).
Will these be percent points or will go towards a test, or a paper, or what?
ReplyDeleteNo, no... I am not offering you extra credit in the amount of 10%-50% per quarter. The extra credit is in terms of points -- you can think of it in terms of applying them to any single-weighted assignment, e.g., an in-class essay or a vocab test.
ReplyDeletewhat do you mean by "Copy me on the letter?"
ReplyDelete"Copy me" -- just make a photocopy or print out a copy or email me a copy of any letter you send out. I'm hoping somebody does this by year's end. That would be great!
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