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These two words cause confusion because they break the rules! Here's what you need to remember: it's with an apostrophe means 'it is' or 'it has'. In the sentence "It’s a good idea" it works ...
One of the most common mistakes that people make when it comes to apostrophes is using them in plurals ending in an ‘s’. For example, we are open Monday’s to Friday’s. In order to ...
Apostrophe (’) - English Grammar Today - a reference to written and spoken English grammar and usage - Cambridge Dictionary
May 18, 2023 · Apostrophes and plurals. Using an unnecessary apostrophe to form the plural of a noun is a very common mistake. Sometimes, it’s called the grocer’s apostrophe because of how frequently it is spotted in grocery store advertisements (3 orange’s for $1!). Don’t do it! With very few exceptions, apostrophes do not make nouns plural.
Avoid two of the most common contraction–apostrophe errors: the contraction of it is is it’s, and the contraction of let us is let’s; without the apostrophe, its is the possessive form of it, and lets is a form of the verb let, as in “to allow or permit.”. Examples. It’s often said that every dog has its day.
Jul 26, 2024 · A retired journalist who founded a campaign to preserve the correct use of the apostrophe in the English language, is giving up his battle. It's because he says "ignorance has won". We discuss ...
Apostrophes are often mistakenly used in normal plurals, especially when the word ends with a vowel, e.g. ‘one potato’, ‘two potato’s’. This is incorrect because apostrophes do not make singular words plural. Instead, one potato becomes two potatoes – no apostrophe required! Special plurals refer to words which do not usually have a ...
