apostrophe
Example Sentences
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Ms. Coe, the biographer, said Washington would have been happy to celebrate his birthday with other presidents, apostrophe or not.
From New York Times
“In written English, especially when it’s a name that ends in s and it’s a polysyllabic name, you could add the apostrophe s, if you are really a stickler for the rules,” she said.
From Washington Post
About the same time reporters were gathering with Balaam on Tuesday, Renner posted an Instagram photo of himself in a hospital bed and a message, missing an apostrophe.
From Washington Times
It was a “DON’T PARK” sign with the apostrophe missing.
From Washington Post
In its first incarnations, D&D’s guides were published with apostrophes absent from their titles, because apostrophes were considered ugly and uncool.
From Washington Post
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