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Notice my subject line there? It says "dear bees" because I am addressing all of the bees in the hive. It's the plural of bee, so it's bees. No single bee owns anything in this statement, so it is not bee's because that would be possessive, not plural, and thus, it is incorrect in this context.
Just a friendly neighborhood reminder from one of your resident grammar nerds. I wouldn't normally make a post to single something like this out, but since this is of specific importance in the hive, and it is one I see over and over and over and over again, I thought it deserved its own PSA.
:)
If there was a "like" button for this post I would click it. 
*danadelphia likes this*
I can't count how many times I've seen someone type something like "Hey, bee's, I need advice." It makes me cringe.
@MissHay: Hahaha! Oh man. It's been a long week. I am slipping! Thanks for the correction :)
lol i may be in the minority here but i couldnt care less about correct grammar on an internet forum.. life cant be that serious all the time
@bells: It doesn't stress me out or anything, but it does make the general intelligence of the hive seem suspect...
I care about correct grammar all the time. I can forgive an internet forum for typos, etc., because fingers slip sometimes, but I think that, in general, proper grammar is very important, whether it's in online, on a cover letter, or anywhere.
The misuse of apostrophes hurts my soul. My parents have this Christmas decoration that they put on our front door every December with our last name on it--it reads "The Smith's." I can't even look at it.
(Our last name isn't actually Smith, but you know what I mean.)
@octopus: Oh my goodness I would have to destroy that thing. It would drive me nuts!
Ditto pretty much everything already said here. :)
ETA: Oh, oh, oh, what about the dreaded alot? My personal fav.
@cardigan: I loooove that you just linked to that. Hyperbole is one of my favorite sites.
the mixing up of advise and advice here is what really gets me
love: http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html
ha i clearly didn't read until the bottom, sorry for the repost of that link!
One of my pet peeves is when people spell Caesar wrong. Ceaser? Ceasar? Urgh.
Ooh, and what about quiet vs. quite? That one drives me crazy too.
they're there their
I read mistakes involving these CONSTANTLY (not just on the bee) - it is to the point that when I see them used correctly, I have to think about it for a second.
Sometimes I'm afraid the internet is sucking my brains out through my eyes.
Oh goodness, I'm a grammar freak too! I try not to think about it but seeing things spelled incorrectly on here makes me cringe.
Sorry to you all. I am one of those terrible spellers and grammer offenders. LOL. It is the vain of my existance and thank God everyday for spellcheck. It is one of the things I have been asking for on here is a spell/grammer check button. (I am sure I spelled a whole lot of this post wrong, LOL, sorry)
@tksjewelry: When I am unsure of the spelling of a word, which is often (damn spell check ruined me), I just google it before I submit my post. Google acts as an excellent spell check, and it only takes a few seconds.
can i just say i love you all? haha not only do i love grammar but also spelling one of my biggest pet peeves is when people spell definitely wrong...it makes me cringe. the first time fh said definitely to me in a text i actually responded thank god you spelled that correctly or else i might reconsider dating you.
and sorry for mypoorly formatted post...for some reason my function keys dont work on my phone so no uppercase and no special characters...not even an apostrophe...sad face
Human Bean? I've never heard of that.
Sometimes I catch myself doing the apostrophe ess and occasionally I'll use the word "like." I really try to use it only when I'm making comparisons.
I second the 'there their they're.' I have to pause and think for a second when people use it incorrectly.
other biggest peeve...putting apostrophes where they dont belong after like cd or dj to just make them plural. i correct people at work for that one all the time because we use a lot of acronyms
@MandaMack: HAHA when I first started dating Mr. Octo, I told him that one of the things I found very attractive about him was his excellent grasp of grammar and spelling. True story.
I consider myself pretty good at grammar, lol, and I was going to be a high school English teacher until I realized that I don't like teenagers. When I type online and chat with folks on sites like these I try to be less formal though. If I forget a comma or end a sentence with a preposition I don't think it's the end of the world. I'm more into making it feel like I'm talking to you, and Lord knows the jumbled stuff coming out of my mouth sometimes makes no sense. If I was writing an essay for school or a proposal for work, then heck yeah I'd definitely make sure my Grammar Nazi ways shine forth, but to question the intelligence of someone simply because they use the possessive form rather than the plural form......that person is probably smarter in math or science than I am, lol. Or a more plausible explanantion would be that the stress of wedding planning has boggled her mind so much that she accidentally types the incorrect word. Believe me, I used to feel the same way and would crucify people because of their grammatical mistakes, but now it doesn't bother me AS MUCH, lol. One of my all-time favorite hobbies is correcting grammar in things I see in public: signs, billboards, etc. Drives my friends crazy!
Ooops, should've proofread! Let me fix that to: "...but to question the intelligence of someone simply because HE or SHE uses the possessive form rather than the plural form...." Sorry!!!! 
While we're at it, u does not replace the word you. And 2 replaces two and two only. Whenever I see a post riddled with u's and 2's it makes me cringe.
@jamiemichelle: NOOOOOOOOO! Don't encourage that! :P
@AudzinLuv: Trust me, you haven't seen my formal grammar. I do think that sites like this should be comfortable and more relaxed, but it is possible to use conversational English and remain grammatical. And yes, I may actually take cell pics of incorrect signs in public so that I can point and laugh later. My favorite: the sign up at McDonald's in Wal*Mart during a snow storm that read "Closing at 2:00pm due to inclimate weather." I understand the logic, even if it is hilarious.
My biggest pet peeve lately has been trying to decipher conversations typed in "Ebonics." Do you know what I'm talking about? A lot of teenagers I know on FB will write things "lyk dis" making me cringe. It takes 10 minutes to try to translate it, and then I'm still not sure if I understand correctly, lol.
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