All this because you missed an apostrophe?

as are you! played with my puzzle last night. so enjoyable and fancy holding the pieces with my little plunging tool as I mull over their placement

Guidelines for Using Apostrophes Correctly

By Richard Nordquist
Grammar & Composition Expert
CATEGORIES

The apostrophe may be the simplest and yet most frequently misused mark of punctuation in English. Here we'll review six guidelines for using the mark correctly.
1. Use an Apostrophe to Show the Omission of Letters in a Contraction
Use the apostrophe to form contractions:

I'm (I am)
you're (you are)
he's (he is)
she's (she is)
it's* (it is)
we're (we are)
they're (they are)
isn't (is not)
aren't (are not)
can't (cannot)
don't (do not)
who's (who is)
won't (will not)
Be careful to place the apostrophe where the letter or letters have been omitted, which is not always the same place where the two words have been joined.
* Don't confuse the contraction it's (meaning, "it is") with the possessive pronoun its:

It's the first day of spring.
Our bird has escaped from its cage.
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2. Use an Apostrophe with -s for Possessives of Singular Nouns
Use an apostrophe plus -s to show the possessive form of a singular noun, even if that singular noun already ends in -s:

Harold's crayon
my daughter's First Communion
Sylvia Plath's poetry
Dylan Thomas's poetry
today's weather report
the boss's problem
Star Jones's talk show
Victoria Beckham's husband
3. Use an Apostrophe Without -s for Possessives of Most Plural Nouns
To form the possessive of a plural noun that already ends in -s, add an apostrophe:

the girls' swing set (the swing set belonging to the girls)
the students' projects (the projects belonging to the students)
the Johnsons' house (the house belonging to the Johnsons)
If the plural noun does not end in -s, add an apostrophe plus -s:
the women's conference (the conference belonging to the women)
the children's toys (the toys belonging to the children)
the men's training camp (the training camp belonging to the men)
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4. Use an Apostrophe with -s When Two or More Nouns Possess the Same Thing
When two or more nouns possess the same thing, add an apostrophe plus -s to the last noun listed:

Ben and Jerry's Cherry Garcia Ice Cream
Emma and Nicole's school project (Emma and Nicole worked together on the same project)
When two or more nouns separately possess something, add an apostrophe to each noun listed:
Tim's and Marty's ice cream (Each boy has his own ice cream.)
Emma's and Nicole's school projects (Each girl has her own project.)
5. Do Not Use an Apostrophe with Possessive Pronouns
Because possessive pronouns already show ownership, it's* not necessary to add an apostrophe:

yours
his
hers
its*
ours
theirs
However, we do add an apostrophe plus -s to form the possessive of some indefinite pronouns:
anybody's guess
one's personal responsibility
somebody's wallet
* Don't confuse the contraction it's (meaning, "it is") with the possessive pronoun its:
It's the first day of spring.
Our bird has escaped from its cage.
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6. Generally, Do Not Use an Apostrophe to Form a Plural
As a general rule, use only an -s (or an -es) without an apostrophe to form the plurals of nouns--including dates, acronyms, and family names:

Markets were booming in the 1990s.
The tax advantages offered by IRAs make them attractive investments.
The Johnsons have sold all of their CDs.
To avoid confusion, we may occasionally need to use apostrophes to indicate the plural forms of certain letters and expressions that are not commonly found in the plural:
Mind your p's and q's.
Let's accept the proposal without any if's, and's, or but's.

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Posted by $ khalling 6 minutes ago
lol. thanks-I actually think you should make it a post instead of a comment. only those in this post are seeing it

I do have the highest admiration for Elizabeth Holmes. I don't know of any real-life people on whom Rand may have modeled her characters. She liked Greta Garbo. With reservations, she admired Frank Lloyd Wright's work. I don't think Ms. Holmes is seeking to imitate anyone else. She is an original.

lol. thanks-I actually think you should make it a post instead of a comment. only those in this post are seeing it

Guidelines for Using Apostrophes Correctly

By Richard Nordquist
Grammar & Composition Expert
CATEGORIES

The apostrophe may be the simplest and yet most frequently misused mark of punctuation in English. Here we'll review six guidelines for using the mark correctly.
1. Use an Apostrophe to Show the Omission of Letters in a Contraction
Use the apostrophe to form contractions:

I'm (I am)
you're (you are)
he's (he is)
she's (she is)
it's* (it is)
we're (we are)
they're (they are)
isn't (is not)
aren't (are not)
can't (cannot)
don't (do not)
who's (who is)
won't (will not)
Be careful to place the apostrophe where the letter or letters have been omitted, which is not always the same place where the two words have been joined.
* Don't confuse the contraction it's (meaning, "it is") with the possessive pronoun its:

It's the first day of spring.
Our bird has escaped from its cage.
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2. Use an Apostrophe with -s for Possessives of Singular Nouns
Use an apostrophe plus -s to show the possessive form of a singular noun, even if that singular noun already ends in -s:

Harold's crayon
my daughter's First Communion
Sylvia Plath's poetry
Dylan Thomas's poetry
today's weather report
the boss's problem
Star Jones's talk show
Victoria Beckham's husband
3. Use an Apostrophe Without -s for Possessives of Most Plural Nouns
To form the possessive of a plural noun that already ends in -s, add an apostrophe:

the girls' swing set (the swing set belonging to the girls)
the students' projects (the projects belonging to the students)
the Johnsons' house (the house belonging to the Johnsons)
If the plural noun does not end in -s, add an apostrophe plus -s:
the women's conference (the conference belonging to the women)
the children's toys (the toys belonging to the children)
the men's training camp (the training camp belonging to the men)
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www.education.com/Worksheets
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4. Use an Apostrophe with -s When Two or More Nouns Possess the Same Thing
When two or more nouns possess the same thing, add an apostrophe plus -s to the last noun listed:

Ben and Jerry's Cherry Garcia Ice Cream
Emma and Nicole's school project (Emma and Nicole worked together on the same project)
When two or more nouns separately possess something, add an apostrophe to each noun listed:
Tim's and Marty's ice cream (Each boy has his own ice cream.)
Emma's and Nicole's school projects (Each girl has her own project.)
5. Do Not Use an Apostrophe with Possessive Pronouns
Because possessive pronouns already show ownership, it's* not necessary to add an apostrophe:

yours
his
hers
its*
ours
theirs
However, we do add an apostrophe plus -s to form the possessive of some indefinite pronouns:
anybody's guess
one's personal responsibility
somebody's wallet
* Don't confuse the contraction it's (meaning, "it is") with the possessive pronoun its:
It's the first day of spring.
Our bird has escaped from its cage.
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6. Generally, Do Not Use an Apostrophe to Form a Plural
As a general rule, use only an -s (or an -es) without an apostrophe to form the plurals of nouns--including dates, acronyms, and family names:

Markets were booming in the 1990s.
The tax advantages offered by IRAs make them attractive investments.
The Johnsons have sold all of their CDs.
To avoid confusion, we may occasionally need to use apostrophes to indicate the plural forms of certain letters and expressions that are not commonly found in the plural:
Mind your p's and q's.
Let's accept the proposal without any if's, and's, or but's.

RELATED BLOG POST: The Long Campaign to Abolish the Apostrophe

do a post!

I understand.

good points. I assume you are responding to Elizabeth Holmes. Why are you focused on her wealth and not her achievements? Her technologies are highly disruptive and beneficial. and she began her business at a young age. These are the types of people Rand modeled her characters after, are they not?

Misplaced apostrophes aside, the assessment makes no sense. Dagny is a fictional character used by a philosopher/author to depict attributes of mind, independence and integrity the author admired. Rand did not admire second-handers. Dagny wannabes are second-handers. Be yourself, a being "of self-made soul", not an imitation.

And if real-world individuals are to be compared and evaluated against an ideal, is being very rich one of the criteria? Can't we appreciate productive individuals on their own objective merits without expecting them to be like characters in a book?

LOL!

Seriously, though, if anyone here would like a bit of help with this punctuation mark, please let me know.

There are many Dagnys out there. I married one. She started out as a bookkeeper for a furniture chain, became a prize-winning photographer, and got antsy in retirement to become a top-selling Avon Lady. Managed on the way to have a couple of kids, and help a decrepit husband to survive. They're out there all right. You just don't get to hear about them or have novels written about them. She inspired me to use as our motto, "Ad astra per aspera." Look it up.

Sure there is. I found 11 on LinkedIn. :-)

She does an impressive interview, but HP insiders thought she was a poor CEO. Who in the Gulch is formerly from HP? Is it BLarman?

I alway's do.

how about Carly Fiorina? I saw her on Megyn Kelly's
show and was impressed. -- j

My Daughter is! At 37 yo and pregnant she ran down a purse snatcher in Caito, Equidor. A genetic counselor she is moving up the corporate ladder and making things happen. Gave her a Reardon Metal bracelet for her 40th.

I hate absolutes. Too be honest there is no way of knowing absolutely if there is or is not a Dagny Taggart out there somewhere.

I have purposely withheld my review for the most part because everyone should have the chance to see it and decide for themselves. I was very disappointed.

I haven't seen it. Not everyone is as critical as you have been. db didn't like some scenes but said it was better than II, for him, by far. We're no movie experts, but we usually agree on movies. Of course we are message people...shoot everyone loved star wars and that's some of the stupidest acting I've ever seen in movies. each time a new one would come out I'd groan. just goes to show movies are a subjective experience.

There aren't if you are looking in the government-industrial complex. I am a Galt equivalent and I am nothing unusual in my circle of friends of Galts, Taggarts, Wyatts, Mulligans, Reardens, D'Anconias, et al, et al.. We are the small business people who quit the political correctness of big business and went off our own way. When it all comes crashing down, we will be the Phoenixes who step out of the ashes not to rebuild America as it is but to build a free America like the original.

hahahaha

Also, no one uses apostrophes correctly, either.

Francisco was right in AS1. This IS a war and we have to take sides. The problem is that I think its too late to prevent the apocalypse of socialism in the USA. The great mass of people who dont think will only abandon socialism when its failure is right there in front of them (which means the apocalypse). Look at Venezuela- its nearly collapsed and there isnt a revolution yet !!

Maybe there arent a lot here in the USA, but I bet there ARE in China. I buy a lot of items for our company from China, and the people there are quite remarkable in their attitudes and customer service. Much better on the average than the people here in the USA unfortunately.