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The Greengrocer's Apostrophe |
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Nouns with plural 's' in English do not have an apostrophe, e.g. books not book's, teams not team's. However notices in shops frequently break this rule by advertising melon's, cauliflower's and carrot's for sale - hence the so-called greengrocer's apostrophe. | |
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… writer's also have the problem of how to highlight important information. Where speaker's can use intonation writer's have no way of expressing intonation … (student essay on spelling)
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