Gibberings

Let’s have a short grammar lesson about our friend, the apostrophe.

1 Ninja = Ninja.

>1 Ninja = Ninjas, or Ninja, depending on how strict you want to be about Japanese vs. English plural forms. >1 Ninja is also awesome.

If a Ninja owns something, that object is the Ninja’s.

If the Ninja is doing something or has done something, you may use a contraction like so: “That Ninja’s rubbing that pirate very briskly indeed.” In this case, “Ninja’s” replaces “Ninja is”. It can also replace “Ninja has”.*

If this were the Victorian era I would be mad at you for using contractions, but I think it’s silly to object to them these days.

Look, it’s okay. I don’t blame you, grammar wasn’t on my middle school curriculum, either. It’s all thanks to one rogue homeroom teacher that I know what I know. Lap up my wisdoms, monkeys. Writing smart goes a long way towards convincing other people that you’re intelligent, attractive, and most importantly: that your opinion is the correct one.

Do you understand this vast power I have bestowed upon you? Use it wisely.

(Who wants to bet that in my vast hubris, I have overlooked a massive grammatical, spelling, or factual error somewhere in this comment? Eh?)

* My periods are outside my quotes. I break this grammar rule consistantly and on purpose, because it’s STUPID. It’s an American thing that doesn’t make any sense whatsoever.