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In reference to your question on the meaning of 'lmighty -- It means Almighty where the letter "a" is replaced with the apostrophe between the words God and 'lmighty. The apostrophe is used to show the contractions that are made in colloquial speech. Another example I came...

I have a question about the use of contractions with a proper name. For example, if I wanted to say/write "Jeff is funny" could I also write/say it as "Jeff's funny" with the use of an apostrophe? If no, what is the rule that defines the use of this?Thanks in advance! Jamie

Rule One: Don't ever use apostrophes when you are making a plural. Apostrophe's in your title is incorrect. Rule Two: Use apostrophes when you are making a possessive. Sometimes it goes before the s and sometimes after the s. You need to learn the rule and if you search this site...

I think the p's and q's argument is most salient here. The apostrophe is used for the sake of clarity. While conventionally used for the possessive, the apostrophe is also used to indicate vernacular omissions and contractions, such as in the cases of "Ol' Dirty ***" or...

1. The possessive of a plural noun ending in s is formed by adding: A. another s and an apostrophe. B. another s only. C. an apostrophe only. D. none of the above I think the answer is C. 2. Which of the following shows the correct possessive form of a plural noun? A. three dogs bowls B....

Well, let's discuss what apostrophes are for: Showing possession (That is Samantha's pencil.) Showing that letters are missing...used in a contraction (can't, don't, won't) PCs is therefore correct. You just add an "s" to show plurality. Adding an apostrophe...

"the answer is that you can't. Can you think of an example where you might?" The only time you would write an apostrophe with a possessive pronoun would be to indicate the contraction 's for is: That's not my jacket. Mine's over there. JJM

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from what i remember - he is in his 40's is correct because it is a contraction. all words that are adjusted for slang have an apostrophe. for example: 'cuz, ain't, o'clock

I agree that it's useless to add apostrophe-s to indicate is when the word ends in a sibilant (i.e., would take -es to form a plural). In these cases the apostrophe-s looks very strange, and nothing is gained where pronunciation is concerned. But in all other cases (regardless of whether...