The devil is in the detail

Spot the difference:

• XYZ Corporation were loyal to our customers
• XYZ Corporation we're loyal to our customers

One small apostrophe for man or woman, one giant reversal of meaning. That's why punctuation isn't pointless, as Lynne Truss has so lucratively explained.

Comments

[Lucy Thornhill]

Richard, it still doesn't read right! Surely : XYZ Corporation; we're loyal to our customers. Reads better?
Lucy

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