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APOSTROPHE - 3 reference results
apostrophe
apostrophe: see punctuation; abbreviation.
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apostrophe
apostrophe, figure of speech in which an absent person, a personified inanimate being, or an abstraction is addressed as though present. The term is derived from a Greek word meaning "a turning away," and this sense is maintained when a narrative or dramatic thread is broken in order to digress by speaking directly to someone not there, e.g., "Envy, be silent and attend!"—Alexander Pope, "On a Certain Lady at Court."
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apostrophe
Jan 01, 2004; apostrophe. Fowler (1926) gave no information on this punctuation mark at the letter A except a cross-reference to an entry...
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Dispute, punctuated; Readers are opinionated about the University of Minnesota's sidewalk apostrophe crisis.(NEWS)
Feb 12, 2005; Byline: Mary Jane Smetanka; Staff Writer Who wudda thunk it? What really brings out the e-mails is not news about government...
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Let's pay more attention to apostrophe's function
Sep 28, 1997; For many writers the apostrophe presents a recurring problem. This is not the fault of the apostrophe. It is a perfectly innocent...
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Apostrophes now the AAAA fights back ...
Sep 11, 2008; Byline: keith waterhouse WE HAVE heard little of late from the AAAA (Association for the Annihilation of the Aberrant...
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Apostrophe apostasy and capital crimes.(Comment)
May 10, 2001; HURRAH FOR John Richards, a 75-year-old retired sub-editor, who has formed the Apostrophe Protection Society. So far, the society...
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