Apostrophe's

If you've noticed that the apostrophe in the title is incorrect, then you probably needn't read on.

I still can't stand it when people use apostrophes in plurals. Like the greengrocer who advertises "Strawberry's - 2 punnet's for a pound". Drives me mad. However, as anal as I am about grammar, I do accept that our language is dynamic, and I am therefore coming round to some of the blatantly wrong uses of the apostrophe becoming more acceptable.

The most common misuse for apostrophes is in abbreviations, such as "CD's". I am coming round to this, because although it looks awful, it's in such common use that it will become 'proper' English within the next 10 years certainly.

We forget that our language is not dictated or changed by books, but by how it is used in everyday life by the majority.

I will therefore also predict that the word 'espresso' will be superceded by 'expresso' within 10 years, simply because that is the more commonly used version (although completely incorrect).

Finally, I predict that the next generation will exclusively use 'pacific' instead of 'specific', as it's already commonplace among those under 25.

Sad, but change is unavoidable, so better to embrace it.