There is a story going about that a man in China is in a coma after plugging in his charger to charge his iPhone 4. Apparently he got a electric shock from it and it sounds like he was using unauthorised apple charger.
My example was perfectly valid, if you want more examples then you can google it. There are loads of articles and discussions about using apostrophes this way.
To quote grammar girl:
In this case writing 4's rather than 4s you are actually making things clearer to the reader of which model you are referring to.
You may of course disagree but that doesn't mean it's incorrect to use an apostrophe in this manner.
You live and learn, I stand corrected. You are indeed right, it seems perfectly legit to use an apostrophe with single alphanumerics.
Seeing as this thread seems to have degenerated into a grammatical debate, I note in that article you link one of my pet hates - the use of the word electrocution in the wrong sense. Electrocution means to be killed by electricity, not just to get a shock. The second incident mentioned in that article uses the term electrocution when the person was just injured.
Seeing as this thread seems to have degenerated into a grammatical debate, I note in that article you link one of my pet hates - the use of the word electrocution in the wrong sense. Electrocution means to be killed by electricity, not just to get a shock. The second incident mentioned in that article uses the term electrocution when the person was just injured.
I can't argue with that
You do see this written all the time when in fact they mean electric shock.
Anyone who got a discount/free charger from Apple to replace dodgy 3rd party ones may be OK
But many non UK ones made to Sept 2012 now need to get a free charger to replace the official charger.
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http://www.macrumors.com/2013/07/18/chinese-woman-electrocuted-by-iphone-4-likely-used-unauthorized-charger/
You live and learn, I stand corrected. You are indeed right, it seems perfectly legit to use an apostrophe with single alphanumerics.
Seeing as this thread seems to have degenerated into a grammatical debate, I note in that article you link one of my pet hates - the use of the word electrocution in the wrong sense. Electrocution means to be killed by electricity, not just to get a shock. The second incident mentioned in that article uses the term electrocution when the person was just injured.
What do people do with there chargers? run them over in the car, put them in the microwave accidentally? clumsy people lol
I can't argue with that
You do see this written all the time when in fact they mean electric shock.
This doesn't surprise me - I've heard of entire Apple stores in China that are fake!
But many non UK ones made to Sept 2012 now need to get a free charger to replace the official charger.
http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/13/apple-iphone-charger-recall
"The affected chargers bear the model number "A1300" and were circulated across most of Europe, but not in the UK."