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The case of the abused apostrophe
Wednesday, January 07, 2009 — posted by Sheila Loring
How often do you see abused apostrophes -- possessives punctuated as plural words and vice versa? We might know the rules, but it's easy to dash off an email and inadvertently use the wrong punctuation.Andrea Wenger wrote an article on how to use apostrophes correctly, even when style guides disagree. It's well worth the read: http://stc-carolina.org/newsletter/tiki-index.php?page=Obsessed+with+Possessives
Do you know what a genitive is? Read Andrea's article and find out. Fascinating stuff.
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Labels: apostrophes, punctuation, technical writing
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