Correct Spelling, Punctuation and Apostrophe Use

Is the former "plural possessive"? Latter-"singular possessive"?

Both singular.

I fear that he will spill your beer if running from said herd of deer.

"The beers of the world." (How's that? I'll have one!!)

I won't be asking Fry's to till my soil. Good thing they're (1) an electronics store and (2) nowhere near me.

Hitying a feew wrog keyss is a hole othr problm!! Thiis hs 2 do witth our Grammmar and stoff!!

I'm quite allergic to hay. I wouldn't want to eat my rolls there, as I might sneeze in poor Pierre's face.

Maybe it's a game??

I have some reservations about their reservations.

An excellent collection, John.

lol, sure Andy, that is what we will call it :)

From MW11: "usage:: Although it has been in use since the late 18th century, sense 3 [COMPOSE, CONSTITUTE] is still attacked as wrong. Why it has been singled out is not clear, but until comparatively recent times it was found chiefly in scientific or technical writing rather than belles lettres. Our current evidence shows a slight shift in usage... See More: sense 3 is somewhat more frequent in recent literary use than the earlier senses. You should be aware, however, that if you use sense 3 you may be subject to criticism for doing so, and you may want to choose a safer synonym such as compose or make up."

So in other words, "is comprised of" is completely correct and has been for more than 100 years, but somewhere along the line someone "taught" you that it was wrong, and you've held onto that belief.

It's fine to avoid using it because of a preference for the other meanings, but don't perpetuate the myth that one of its meanings isn't one of its meanings.

Vickere - you're correct, the meaning "to constitute" came about in the the 1800s, but prior to that, it meant "to include." The newer meaning came about, no doubt, because people started using "comprise" in a new way, until it gained acceptance. So there. :-)

Apparently he's been using his putz out of bounds, in the rough, as it were...

No hole in one on this round.