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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 ...
The Oxford Companion to the English Language notes that "a plural s after a set of numbers is often preceded by an apostrophe, as in 3's and 4's..., but many housestyles and individuals now favour 3s and 4s". [8] Most style guides prefer the lack of apostrophe for groups of years (e.g. 1980s) [71] and will prefer 90s or '90s over 90's or '90's ...
The second is a link to the article that details that symbol, using its Unicode standard name or common alias. (Holding the mouse pointer on the hyperlink will pop up a summary of the symbol's function.); The third gives symbols listed elsewhere in the table that are similar to it in meaning or appearance, or that may be confused with it;
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]
The Associated Press Stylebook says “use only an apostrophe” for singular proper names ending in S: Dickens’ novels, Hercules’ labors, Jesus’ life. But not everyone agrees.
Depending on local conventions, underscores (underlines) may be used on manuscripts (and historically on typescripts) to indicate the special typefaces to be used: [2] [3] single dashed underline for stet, 'let it stand', proof-reading mark cancelled. single straight underline for italic type; single wavy underline for bold type
1.002,007 or 1 002,007 (one thousand two and seven thousandths) 1.002.003,007 or 1 002 003,007 (one million two thousand three and seven thousandths) To avoid problems with the spaces (such as the potential confusion that could be introduced by line wrapping), another convention sometimes used is to use apostrophe signs (') instead of spaces.
For plural nouns that do not end in s, add an apostrophe-s, for example, children's, not childrens'. Kaldari 20:33, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC) Nearly there, methinks. Three points: 1. Reword to say "the general rule is that where the s is pronounced separately, add an apostrophe and as s". Then the first bullet point of exceptions to the rule becomes a ...