Post by account_disabled on Dec 25, 2023 4:07:48 GMT
Another mistake the writer makes is putting a space before the apostrophe. I have only verified this error on the web, to be honest, in articles that appeared in some blogs. What is an apostrophe for? To tell you that there was a vowel there before. Where the vowel falls, an apostrophe arises. And the apostrophe inextricably links the two words. It's a question of fluency in reading. The words are separated by a space and a small, slight pause is created between one word and another. It is not fluent to read “the apostrophe”, “the donkey”, “the friend”, etc. In these cases the pause is even more felt and reading is more difficult and slowed down. If instead we write "the apostrophe", "the donkey", "the friend", the reading is fast and fluid, without hitches or unnecessary pauses.
The apostrophe then links the two words, turning them into one. This is why no space should be placed before the apostrophe . Because otherwise we would be forced to impose a break in reading.Then the trees became sparser and the earth became rock. Patches of mangroves appeared at the end of the path, until they disappeared and gave way to the sands and coast. The two brothers' run stopped just before the stretch of sand. Ayehn ducked behind a small patch of brush, awaiting Hauni's arrival. Then he Special Data pointed to the shore, in front of him, a few hundred steps away. “There,” he said, panting. «Behold the giants of the sea!» *** «Master Colombo, come back inside! Soon the waters will rise! » The man turned to look at the sailor and smiled at him. “We're so close…” he said, pointing to the beach. «I know, but there is danger, Master Columbus. Go back below deck." «Not now, Galindo.
Maybe soon." "As you wish". The sailor walked away, casting one last glance at that stubborn man. *** Hauni gasped. This time his brother hadn't exaggerated. Down there, against the force of the sea and the wind that threatened to swallow them, there were three ships of unimaginable size. They advanced on the water in turmoil, now rising and falling, now bending from one side to the other, but resisting, undefeated, that power of nature which did not seem to give them respite. The skins, as Ayehn had said, were white as clouds and attached to long poles and billowed in the wind that raged offshore. They carried a sign painted in red, as if they were two crossed sticks. Hauni was unaware of its meaning. Perhaps, he told himself, it was the symbol of the leader of those unknown people who were approaching.
The apostrophe then links the two words, turning them into one. This is why no space should be placed before the apostrophe . Because otherwise we would be forced to impose a break in reading.Then the trees became sparser and the earth became rock. Patches of mangroves appeared at the end of the path, until they disappeared and gave way to the sands and coast. The two brothers' run stopped just before the stretch of sand. Ayehn ducked behind a small patch of brush, awaiting Hauni's arrival. Then he Special Data pointed to the shore, in front of him, a few hundred steps away. “There,” he said, panting. «Behold the giants of the sea!» *** «Master Colombo, come back inside! Soon the waters will rise! » The man turned to look at the sailor and smiled at him. “We're so close…” he said, pointing to the beach. «I know, but there is danger, Master Columbus. Go back below deck." «Not now, Galindo.
Maybe soon." "As you wish". The sailor walked away, casting one last glance at that stubborn man. *** Hauni gasped. This time his brother hadn't exaggerated. Down there, against the force of the sea and the wind that threatened to swallow them, there were three ships of unimaginable size. They advanced on the water in turmoil, now rising and falling, now bending from one side to the other, but resisting, undefeated, that power of nature which did not seem to give them respite. The skins, as Ayehn had said, were white as clouds and attached to long poles and billowed in the wind that raged offshore. They carried a sign painted in red, as if they were two crossed sticks. Hauni was unaware of its meaning. Perhaps, he told himself, it was the symbol of the leader of those unknown people who were approaching.