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If this article requires evidence for any claim about passions running high or tempers frayed over 'apostrophe abuse', I recommend [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1207301/Punctuation-hero-branded-vandal-inserting-apostrophes-street-signs.html this story] from the UK tabloid press. I have to admit, I sympathise with him... [[User:John Stephenson|John Stephenson]] 11:38, 19 August 2009 (UTC) | If this article requires evidence for any claim about passions running high or tempers frayed over 'apostrophe abuse', I recommend [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1207301/Punctuation-hero-branded-vandal-inserting-apostrophes-street-signs.html this story] from the UK tabloid press. I have to admit, I sympathise with him... [[User:John Stephenson|John Stephenson]] 11:38, 19 August 2009 (UTC) | ||
:: In German the genitive has no apostrophe, however, it is often used. The (unfortunate :-( orthography reform allows it for proper names. But it often is misused ("idiot's apostrophe") like in "Snack's" as inscription for a little bar. [[User:Peter Schmitt|Peter Schmitt]] 12:23, 19 August 2009 (UTC) | |||
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Apostrophe abuse
If this article requires evidence for any claim about passions running high or tempers frayed over 'apostrophe abuse', I recommend this story from the UK tabloid press. I have to admit, I sympathise with him... John Stephenson 11:38, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
- In German the genitive has no apostrophe, however, it is often used. The (unfortunate :-( orthography reform allows it for proper names. But it often is misused ("idiot's apostrophe") like in "Snack's" as inscription for a little bar. Peter Schmitt 12:23, 19 August 2009 (UTC)