It's "Heroes" not "Hero's" dammit!!!

[VillainV]

It's the 70th anniversary of the D-day invasion.  If I see one more Facebook post asking me to remember the "hero's" I'm going to lose my shit.   

I will remember the "heroes" today.   

[VillainV]

Jun 6, 2014 0:34:01 GMT -5 killercupcake said:

Rage.

It's not that hard to understand the difference between plural and possessive. Is it? I mean, really.

Apparently it is.   I think sometimes the plural just looks weird to people (especially when it's "es" instead of just "s") so people add an apostrophe to make it look right.    I would blame our education system, but fully half of the offenders on my Facebook feed are British, and I don't feel right blaming THEIR education system :-)   

[VillainV]

Jun 6, 2014 0:41:26 GMT -5 kooshball said:

See, without our heroes, you wouldn't be able to complain about their grammar.

Exactly.   But I can't thank our "hero's".  Our hero's what?  Who is the one hero, and what is it of his that I am thankful for?   I am tempted to ask this question on Facebook, but I don't really feel like being snarky on FB today.   

And I bet most of those incredibly brave young men who landed on that beach would have at least spelled "heroes" correctly.   

[spitforspat]

How dare she say they were smart.

[VillainV]

Jun 6, 2014 0:48:35 GMT -5 kooshball said:

Jun 6, 2014 0:45:30 GMT -5 VillainV said:

Exactly.   But I can't thank our "hero's".  Our hero's what?  Who is the one hero, and what is it of his that I am thankful for?   I am tempted to ask this question on Facebook, but I don't really feel like being snarky on FB today.   

And I bet most of those incredibly brave young men who landed on that beach would have at least spelled "heroes" correctly.   

Are you serious? 

Edit: I can't fucking even IMAGINE how terrifying it was for those young men (boys!) to land on the beaches of Normandy. I have been there and it is so wide open. It was a blood bath. There was not a single fucking person on that beach wondering about spelling.

My point is that 70 years ago I imagine people were better spellers due to not having spell check.

For the record, I am in no way trying to minimize or downplay their incredible bravery or heroism. I feel like the least we can do is honor them by taking the time to spell our tributes correctly.

[elleblue]

Jun 6, 2014 0:34:01 GMT -5 killercupcake said:

Rage.

It's not that hard to understand the difference between plural and possessive. Is it? I mean, really.

It is. If you don't use the apostrophe, how else would you know that an "s" is coming up?!