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Definition of Apostrophes
1. apostrophe [n] - See also: apostrophe
Lexicographical Neighbors of Apostrophes
Literary usage of Apostrophes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the French Revolution of 1848 by Alphonse de Lamartine (1849)
"... vociferations, and bitter apostrophes, was finally established by degrees.
He attempted to speak. XX. “Citizens,” cried he, with the full power of a ..."
2. Southern Italy and Sicily: With Excursions to Malta, Sardinia, Tunis, and by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1908)
"At the beginning of words *', /, n, and p are frequently represented by
apostrophes ('a = la; 'un = non; ..."
3. Mechanically Inclined: Building Grammar, Usage, and Style Into Writer's Workshop by Jeff Anderson (2005)
"apostrophes with pronouns mean contractions, never possession. ... [I also think
aloud about the other apostrophes as well, letting students tell me why ..."
4. A Grammar of Rhetoric and Polite Literature by Alexander Jamieson (1840)
"The apostrophes of the second class are the offspring of deep agitation; and the
subsequent instances will illustrate the nature of their influence and ..."
5. Composition for Elementary Schools: A Child's Composition Book by James Fleming Hosic, Cyrus Lauron Hooper (1916)
"apostrophes AND CONTRACTIONS 180. It will be necessary to remind you occasionally
that apostrophes should always be placed in contractions, ..."
6. Reading, Grade 6 by Martha Cheney (2005)
"kills: Using apostrophes Correct the apostrophes apostrophes are used in contractions
and to show possession. it's - it is what's = what is Fido's chew bone ..."
7. A Grammar of Rhetoric, and Polite Literature: Comprehending the Principles by Alexander Jamieson (1838)
"The apostrophes of the second doss are the offspring of deep agitation ; and the
subsequent instances will illus* trate the nature of their influence and ..."
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