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apostrophe [əˈpɑːstrəfi, Brit -ˈpɒs-] N

apostrophe

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Later conventions removed the apostrophe from subjective and objective case forms and added it after the -s in possessive case forms. en.wikipedia.org

The apostrophe is not considered a letter and therefore is not taken into account when alphabetizing. en.wikipedia.org

The use of the apostrophe to form plurals of proper words, as in "apples", "bananas", etc., is universally considered incorrect. en.wikipedia.org

Maps do not show the station name with apostrophe while the station signs do. en.wikipedia.org

In the githyanki language, apostrophes (which are not pronounced) separate different morphemes which have been combined into a single word. en.wikipedia.org

The glottal stop is written as either an apostrophe or as a superscript question mark. en.wikipedia.org

There are no diacritics or other special characters except the use of the apostrophe for the glottal stop, which does not occur word-initially. en.wikipedia.org

On pedestrian signals displaying text, don't walk is spelled without an apostrophe so that it fits easily on the sign. en.wikipedia.org

Instead, one typed a period, backspaced, and typed an apostrophe. en.wikipedia.org

Some believe this is because the house names are now disassociated with the original housemasters, so an apostrophe is not necessary. en.wikipedia.org

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