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How do I pluralize a contraction that already ends with an apostrophe? [more inside]
posted on Mar 28, 2008 - 17 answers ![]()
Anyone know the reason why in some sources de Medici (as in Catherine, Marie, Lorenzo) takes an apostrophe like so: de' Medici. Wikipedia uses this form, for example. Newspapers don't seem to bother with the apostrophe.
posted on Oct 5, 2007 - 11 answers ![]()
If you were creating text for an invitation, and the reception following the event was at a specific family’s house, but you wanted to omit the actual noun “house”, what would be the proper (or more common) way to implement the apostrophe? [more inside]
posted on Feb 23, 2005 - 21 answers
Cartoon bumblebee explaining proper apostrophe usage. Where is it?
posted on May 11, 2004 - 3 answers