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Article: The apostrophe: its uses and abuses: pity the poor apostrophe. like Malvolio in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, it is "notoriously abused." But you can use it correctly. Read on. (Troubleshooters).
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- January 1, 2003
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Apostrophes appear in signs everywhere They often turn up where they shouldn't! Judging from the problems that sign makers--and other writers--seem to have with it, the apostrophe may be the punctuation mark that confuses the most people. That's strange, because its functions are clear-cut and consistent. Here's how to use the apostrophe correctly.
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