# Please stop spelling yo-yos as yo-yo's **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [August 1, 2018, 7:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-stop-spelling-yo-yos-as-yo-yos/291308 "2018-08-01T07:17:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 7:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-stop-spelling-yo-yos-as-yo-yos/291308/1 "2018-08-01T07:17:49Z")
If you are one of these people that spells ‘yo-yos’ as ‘yo-yo’s’, then please stop. The apostrophe indicates that ‘yo-yo’ owns something. Yo-yo doesn’t own anything. That’s a load off this school teacher’s chest. ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 8:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-stop-spelling-yo-yos-as-yo-yos/291308/2 "2018-08-01T08:29:22Z")
[Relevant angry flower comic](http://www.angryflower.com/247.html) ---
**Author:** ![smileypants707](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/smileypants707/32/19045_2.png) [@smileypants707](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smileypants707)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-stop-spelling-yo-yos-as-yo-yos/291308/3 "2018-08-01T12:31:15Z")
Touche’ I’ve never really thought about that ---
**Author:** ![AaronW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/aaronw/32/49251_2.png) [@AaronW](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AaronW)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 1:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-stop-spelling-yo-yos-as-yo-yos/291308/4 "2018-08-01T13:48:05Z")
But what if I’m talking about the yoyo’s string? Or the yoyo’s bearing? ---
**Author:** ![YoYoExpertGarrett](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoexpertgarrett/32/1543_2.png) [@YoYoExpertGarrett](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYoExpertGarrett)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 2:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-stop-spelling-yo-yos-as-yo-yos/291308/5 "2018-08-01T14:00:20Z")
I’ve never had any issues with this yo-yo’s performance. This yo-yo’s great! ---
**Author:** ![Dust](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dust/32/83340_2.png) [@Dust](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Dust)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 2:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-stop-spelling-yo-yos-as-yo-yos/291308/6 "2018-08-01T14:40:00Z")
I am glad that such trivial things as a typo do not bother me. Especially when you know exactly what they mean and what they are talking about. Now if said typo prevented proper understanding of what one was speaking about, then sure, I get that. But an apostrophe where there should not be, does little to get in the way of following peoples intended messages. ---
**Author:** ![Erik\_kerber](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/erik_kerber/32/7939_2.png) [@Erik\_kerber](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Erik_kerber)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 3:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-stop-spelling-yo-yos-as-yo-yos/291308/7 "2018-08-01T15:03:37Z")
Or you could just call it a throw yo. Because its a yo that you throw. You know? ---
**Author:** ![JeiCheetah](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jeicheetah/32/612192_2.png) [@JeiCheetah](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JeiCheetah)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 3:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-stop-spelling-yo-yos-as-yo-yos/291308/8 "2018-08-01T15:57:48Z")
Hey there! Fellow school teacher here! And I honestly don’t care how people spell it cause the meaning is obvious :wink: ---
**Author:** ![French](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/french/32/70748_2.png) [@French](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/French)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 5:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-stop-spelling-yo-yos-as-yo-yos/291308/9 "2018-08-01T17:02:55Z")
Seems I’m in the minority on this, but, I agree with Glenacius. Yes, in a world of SMS and Tweets we have accepted many liberties, but, perhaps we should try to avoid these ‘word crimes’ if for nothing else than to allow ourselves the practice of actual writing for communication. Just the ranting of an old guy…now where is that punch card machine? ---
**Author:** ![Colemann13](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/colemann13/32/106950_2.png) [@Colemann13](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Colemann13)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 5:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-stop-spelling-yo-yos-as-yo-yos/291308/10 "2018-08-01T17:20:00Z")
Return tops\>\>\>yo-yos ---
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 8:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-stop-spelling-yo-yos-as-yo-yos/291308/11 "2018-08-01T20:36:29Z")
> [@AaronW](#): > > But what if I’m talking about the yoyo’s string? Or the yoyo’s bearing? Correct. 2/2. ---
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 8:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-stop-spelling-yo-yos-as-yo-yos/291308/12 "2018-08-01T20:37:05Z")
> [@YoYoExpertGarrett](#): > > I’ve never had any issues with this yo-yo’s performance. This yo-yo’s great! Also correct. 2/2. ---
**Author:** ![skitrz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/skitrz/32/849_2.png) [@skitrz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/skitrz)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 10:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-stop-spelling-yo-yos-as-yo-yos/291308/13 "2018-08-01T22:25:19Z")
Now that I’ve been instructed to, “stop doing it,” I find that I am compelled to do it. I have no choice! @anon5341354 Teacher you should know how this works by now. 😀 ---
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 11:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-stop-spelling-yo-yos-as-yo-yos/291308/14 "2018-08-01T23:48:39Z")
> [@JeiCheetah](#): > > Hey there! Fellow school teacher here! And I honestly don’t care how people spell it cause the meaning is obvious :wink: From one school teacher to another: shame on you. ---
**Author:** ![Rosenberg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rosenberg/32/20465_2.png) [@Rosenberg](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rosenberg)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2018, 2:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-stop-spelling-yo-yos-as-yo-yos/291308/15 "2018-08-02T02:30:43Z")
Yeah it seems odd that as a teacher, you don’t care that kids (or people) learn. Wouldn’t expect you to go on a crusade about it but it irritates me and I’m not even a teacher. We’re in a bad enough spot already where using poor grammar is cooler than ever. “Why this boy do that” was a comment title I read earlier thinking I was going to read an explanation, but no, that is actually a question… question mark not included. ---
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2018, 7:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-stop-spelling-yo-yos-as-yo-yos/291308/16 "2018-08-03T07:07:22Z")
One of the kids in the class I’m currently teaching gave me this… ![15332800001549044375817875770696](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/7/1/0/710c835bdc0010ad5b6ae64020154e838cbb6bd3.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![YoYoExpertGarrett](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoexpertgarrett/32/1543_2.png) [@YoYoExpertGarrett](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYoExpertGarrett)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2018, 3:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-stop-spelling-yo-yos-as-yo-yos/291308/17 "2018-08-03T15:21:34Z")
Guess it’s time to re-teach apostrophe use. ---
**Author:** ![GizzmoTheGreat](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gizzmothegreat/32/41183_2.png) [@GizzmoTheGreat](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GizzmoTheGreat)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2018, 4:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-stop-spelling-yo-yos-as-yo-yos/291308/18 "2018-08-03T16:22:39Z")
This is relevant 🙂 [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/9/8/9989fd0b101705a67ecd536205cc607e30b77f07.jpeg ""Weird Al" Yankovic - Word Crimes (Official 4K Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Gv0H-vPoDc) ---
**Author:** ![JeiCheetah](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jeicheetah/32/612192_2.png) [@JeiCheetah](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JeiCheetah)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2018, 4:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-stop-spelling-yo-yos-as-yo-yos/291308/19 "2018-08-03T16:28:58Z")
Ease up there a bit now. While education is important to me of course, I also understand the use of casual English versus proper, and I think there’s a time and place for both. On a Facebook or yoyo message board though? Not really something to let bother you and feel the ultimate need to gripe on about it. Heck, if I had a dollar for every time I heard one of my students using incorrect grammar during clean up and reccess, I’d be a very rich man. Fact is, the yoyo world isn’t a class room, and there’s really no good in letting little things like that get to ya. Just enjoy yoyos and have a little laugh to yourself when you see it! :wink: And from one teacher to another, learn to not take things too seriously. Been teaching K-5th for a couple years now and it’s been something I’ve learned that keeps me sane :3 ---
**Author:** ![Walker253](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/4da419/32.png) [@Walker253](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Walker253)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2018, 5:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-stop-spelling-yo-yos-as-yo-yos/291308/20 "2018-08-03T17:07:42Z")
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