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The 'apologetic' [1] or parochial apostrophe [2] is the distinctive use of apostrophes in some Modern Scots spelling. [3] Apologetic apostrophes generally occurred where a consonant exists in the Standard English cognate , as in a' (all), gi'e (give) and wi' (with).
This variety abandoned some of the more distinctive old Scots spellings, [9] adopted many standard English spellings (although from the rhymes it is clear that a Scots pronunciation was intended) [10]: xv and introduced what came to be known as the apologetic apostrophe, [10]: xiv generally occurring where a consonant exists in the Standard ...
Writers also began using the apologetic apostrophe, [64] to mark "missing" English letters. For example, the older Scots spelling taen / tane (meaning "taken") became ta'en ; even though the word had not been written or pronounced with a "k" for hundreds of years. 18th–19th century Scots drew on the King James Bible and was heavily influenced ...
An apostrophe is not an accessory. Here are examples of how and when to use an apostrophe—and when you definitely shouldn't. The post Here’s When You Should Use an Apostrophe appeared first on ...
Shetland dialect (also variously known as Shetlandic; [4] broad or auld Shetland or Shaetlan; [5] and referred to as Modern Shetlandic Scots (MSS) by some linguists) is a dialect of Insular Scots spoken in Shetland, an archipelago to the north of mainland Scotland.
3 Apologetic apostrophe in Scottish Gaelic. 4 comments. 4 Why is it called apologetic? 2 comments. 5 Could be clearer. 2 comments. 6 First sentence. 2 comments.
Geresh (׳ in Hebrew: גֶּרֶשׁ [1] or גֵּרֶשׁ [2] [3], or medieval [ˈɡeːɾeːʃ]) is a sign in Hebrew writing.It has two meanings. An apostrophe-like sign (also known colloquially as a chupchik) [4] placed after a letter:
Pages in category "Apologetics" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...