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  2. Here’s When You Should Use an Apostrophe - AOL

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    One grammar mistake that drives editors crazy is the use of an apostrophe to “pluralize” a word, as in, “I bought my mom some slipper’s for her birthday.” If the subject of the sentence ...

  3. Apostrophe - Wikipedia

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    The apostrophe (’, ' ) is a punctuation mark, and sometimes a diacritical mark, in languages that use the Latin alphabet and some other alphabets. In English, the apostrophe is used for three basic purposes: The marking of the omission of one or more letters, e.g. the contraction of "do not" to "don't"

  4. English punctuation - Wikipedia

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    Punctuation in the English language helps the reader to understand a sentence through visual means other than just the letters of the alphabet. [1] English punctuation has two complementary aspects: phonological punctuation, linked to how the sentence can be read aloud, particularly to pausing; [2] and grammatical punctuation, linked to the structure of the sentence. [3]

  5. Grammar mistakes that even the smartest people make - AOL

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    Check out these grammar and spelling flubs: 4) "Wet your appetite" If you spell that phrase like it's shown above, you're basically asking someone to spray you down with water.

  6. Wikipedia:Manual of Style - Wikipedia

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    National varieties of English (for example, American English or British English) differ in vocabulary (elevator vs. lift ), spelling (center vs. centre), and occasionally grammar (see § Plurals, below). Articles such as English plurals and Comparison of American and British English provide information about such differences. The English ...

  7. Wikipedia : Simplified Manual of Style

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    This Simplified Manual of Style is an overview of commonly used style guidelines taken from the Wikipedia:Manual of Style and its subpages (together called the MoS).When a MoS guideline offers a choice of style, use only one alternative consistently throughout an article, and do not unreasonably alter a choice that has already been made.

  8. Apostrophe (figure of speech) - Wikipedia

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    An apostrophe is an exclamatory figure of speech. [1] It occurs when a speaker breaks off from addressing the audience (e.g., in a play) and directs speech to a third party such as an opposing litigant or some other individual, sometimes absent from the scene.

  9. Help:Introduction to the Manual of Style/5 - Wikipedia

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    Please do so irrespective of any rules associated with the variety of English in use. The serial comma (for example the comma before and in "ham, chips, and eggs") is optional; be sensitive to possible ambiguity arising from thoughtless use or thoughtless avoidance, and be consistent within a given article. Avoid comma splices.