Peculiar Apostrophes

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Missing Apostrophes

Because of their uncertainty about the use of the apostrophe, people have always used it in varied and unusual ways

Possessive 's' or not in shop-names?

Possessive 's' or not in place-names?

Plural s' or singular 's?

Farmers, Farmer’s or Farmers’ Market? All on a single page of a newspaper.

's in names ending in s?

           

  

Slipping apostrophes

Strange Apostrophes