Dear Mister Language Person: What is the purpose of the apostrophe? Answer: The apostrophe is used mainly in hand-lettered small business signs to alert the reader than an "S" is coming up at the end of a word, as in: WE DO NOT EXCEPT PERSONAL CHECK'S, or: NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ITEM'S. Another important grammar concept to bear in mind when creating hand- lettered small-business signs is that you should put quotation marks around random words for decoration, as in "TRY" OUR HOT DOG'S, or even TRY "OUR" HOT DOG'S. -- Dave Barry, "Tips for Writer's"

Dear Mister Language Person: What is the purpose of the apostrophe?



Answer: The apostrophe is used mainly in hand-lettered small business

signs to alert the reader than an "S" is coming up at the end of a

word, as in: WE DO NOT EXCEPT PERSONAL CHECK'S, or: NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR

ANY ITEM'S. Another important grammar concept to bear in mind when

creating hand- lettered small-business signs is that you should put

quotation marks around random words for decoration, as in "TRY" OUR HOT

DOG'S, or even TRY "OUR" HOT DOG'S.

-- Dave Barry, "Tips for Writer's"



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