If I Owned the Road
Recently I found myself in this situation:
And I wished I could show this dude what would happen if I really did own the road. Things would be very different.
I wouldn’t have to take the lane ever again. People would have their roads back, and they’d be safer because…
Bad behavior wouldn’t be tolerated.
And parking wouldn’t be so free and flowing.
And that’s just the beginning.
No, drivers don’t realize how easy they have it. But, how about we make it a little easier for people?
Grammar, please.
You wrote “pedestrians, punishments, speed limits and neighborhoods,” which are all correct, but you also wrote “driver’s” and “SUV’s”, which are incorrect. Apostrophe-S is possessive, as in the driver’s car, or the SUV’s exhaust. No apostrophe is plural, as you mean: the drivers would take a driving test, or push a button.
Advanced: The plural possessive, all in one! That would be S-apostrophe, when you are talking about things belonging to multiple entities, like the cars’ colors, or the bikers’ rights.
But then you know all that already.
Great cartoons! (plural)
🙂
Awesome! I wish “You owned the roads”,they would be SOOO much nicer 😀
The DC
John,
You are correct that “driver’s” should not have an apostrophe. But, “SUV’s” is a perfectly acceptable form. According to the New York Times Manual of Style: “Use apostrophes in the plurals of abbreviations and in plurals formed from letters and figures: M.D.’s; C.P.A.’s; TV’s; VCR’s; p’s and q’s; 747’s, size 7’s…” You might choose the Chicago Manual’s approach, which does not add the apostrophe after an abbreviation, but “SUV’s” is not wrong.
David
Cars have no place in the heart of urban cities.
Reminded me of this song by heather lev, “if cars were banned”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmrstgFCQWk