The Society for the Protection of the Apostrophe and Superfluous Vowel in the Birthname of Donte' Greene

by Tom Ziller on Aug 3, 2008 7:00 AM PDT

Show the man a little respect by spelling his name right.

D-O-N-T-E-apostrophe G-R-E-E-N-extra E.

You're on notice, Sacramento Bee copy editors.

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I'm a crazy person

Isn’t the English use of the apostrophe to denote the deletion of a letter?

Shouldn’t he use an accent to stress the “e” for an “a” sound?

Donte’ needs to realize his name should be Donté.

Yes, I am a crazy person for thinking this.

by coffeejerk on Aug 3, 2008 8:31 AM PDT reply actions

The real question: What is the missing letter?

by Tom Ziller on Aug 3, 2008 8:32 AM PDT up reply actions

Actually,

an apostrophe can denote the deletion of more than one letter.

So maybe what’s missing is “sinferno”. Or “atme”.

Let's go home.-Kevin Martin

by LeaguePassAddict on Aug 3, 2008 8:44 AM PDT up reply actions

Now you've done it

Jerryism: “Welcome to Dante’s Inferno.”

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by section214 on Aug 3, 2008 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions

Actually

it would be Donte’s Inferno

Waitaminute. Wouldn’t it be Donte’’s Inferno? With two apostrophes

Kevin Martin, line 1 holding for you. Your destiny is calling. - Section214

by vfettke on Aug 3, 2008 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions

Indeed, it would be.

by Tom Ziller on Aug 3, 2008 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions

or

“ingprospect” or “scapefromme.” “atme” is my favorite.

by VenomySnicket on Aug 3, 2008 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions

I've been around, so I know a few things

The extra “e” is for “extra value.”

The apostrophe can serve as a comma for any subsequent 9-figure contract deals.

by andy sims on Aug 3, 2008 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions

Double Dose

Is that like how Upgrayedd has two D’s “for a double dose of this pimping”?

by smgmatt on Aug 3, 2008 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions

Ah Idiocracy.

A lonely Kings fan in a sea of gold and purple...

by Jaycee on Aug 3, 2008 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions

a mother started yelling at her little girl “Cliché, get your ass over here”. That was the moment I knew that something was wrong in the world and that not everyone should have the right to name their own child.

Hot dogs, get your hot dogs.

by jjham15 on Aug 3, 2008 10:28 AM PDT reply actions

Ha

A few years back, some nut in LA named her kid Shakobe or Shaqobe or something like it. Classy.

by Carl on Aug 3, 2008 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions

wonder if that kid has a split personality.

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by iashwash on Aug 3, 2008 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions

Some' ofe' use'

can’te’ gete’ Shelden Williams righte’, ande’ nowe’ you’re’ goinge’ toe’ throwe’ thise’ ate’ use’?

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by section214 on Aug 3, 2008 1:58 PM PDT reply actions

What’s that you say of Sheldon?

Now I can put my pink lace bra and panties back on. - Kfan in Korea

by iashwash on Aug 3, 2008 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions

You forgot the apostrophe...

It’s She’ldon.

This is exactly what Section was talking about people!

by smgmatt on Aug 3, 2008 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions

We're all hoping

his career isn’t Shel’done

by twasserm on Aug 4, 2008 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions

do you think it would be ok

if we started referring to Shelden as “Shel Silverstein?” Like, if he ever has a really sick block or something, couldn’t you imagine Peaches screaming “And the sidewalk just ended for [insert player whose shot was blocked]!!!!!”

i like it better than the landlord, anyway.

by beevenator on Aug 4, 2008 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs