@ToruOkada
Considering the confusion about, and incorrect usage of, the apostrophe in the States, Germans are wiser to remain without it.

@arthurpendragon The apostrophe has its place in the German language to indicate an omission, similar to the English its/it's. For instance, in "Nimm ’ne andere Farbe.", it is essential as the full word would be "eine", and "ne" would be misinterpreted. I can SOMEWHAT follow the wrong genitive ("Rosi's bar" instead of "Rosis bar"), but the examples I have shown here are bizarre.

@ToruOkada well, is it a living language or isn’t it? If the apostrophe is their biggest gripe, they’re getting on just fine.

@MookyTroubadour On a more serious note - languages have rules so we can communicate. "Andreas' Bar" differs from "Andrea's Bar" as the former is owned by a man called Andreas and the latter by a woman called Andrea. "Andreas Bar" is the worst, as you would not know which name they had in mind. That's a hill I am willing to die on.

@ToruOkada eh? I know it’s early, but those look correct.

@MookyTroubadour I know. I thought it was funny. I was young, and I needed the money. I apologize.

@ToruOkada lol! I’m not above grammatical screw ups, and I was looking at it like “am I blind too?”

@ToruOkada one that has bothered me since I was 10 years old: Kid's Eat Free (or Kid's Stay Free)

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