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- Whom do you think you are?
- Error prone
- Intimidation
- Grammar trivia
- A number of items
- AP oopses
- Apostropheses'
- Apostrophe's and plural's
- Anxious for eager
- An answer, a puzzle and a tip
- A puzzle and a tip
- Answers
- Spot the error
- An assignment
- English OCD
- Irregardless
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- English pet peeves
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April
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3 comments:
Use A's to show a student made the highest letter grade in all of her classes. Example: Caroline made all A's this semester.
Otherwise it would be As.
I would also like to know. Apostrophes indicate omissions and possessors, some quotations. Writing As instead of A's makes more sense to me because it's neither an omission, possessor, nor quotation. While my brain agrees with this, it is not to say I have not seen the plural apostrophe around, because I have, as have others, which is why we are having this conversation.
Though, there could be an ellipsis:
1. [On] Apostrophe's and plural's [usages].
2. Brian got [or caused] straight A's [inclusion in his academic record] at the new school.
Different stylebooks and grammar guides differ on the use of apostrophes.
Although single end quotes look like apostrophes they are not the same thing. Single quotes are used for quotes within quotes. Example: She asked, "Aren't you the guy who wrote 'I'm bored' on your textbook?"
You are not required to use an apostrophe with single letters or numerals, but most stylebooks permit it. The overriding concern is to avoid confusing the reader, even if for a moment.
I don't understand the reference to an ellipsis.
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