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Apostrophes can be super pesky to deal with, especially when it comes to plural possessives and words or names like “James” that end in “s.” [1] X Research source Is it okay to just add a single apostrophe at the end, or should you add an apostrophe and an “s” to the word? We’ve answered all your questions below so you can become an apostrophe expert.
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- ↑ https://university-relations.umn.edu/blog/2022/12/13/using-apostrophes-ap-style
- ↑ https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/punctuation/apostrophe_introduction.html
- ↑ https://www.codot.gov/business/grants/safetygrants/assets/APStyleGuideCheatSheet.pdf
- ↑ https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/punctuation/apostrophe_introduction.html
- ↑ https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/qanda/data/faq/topics/PossessivesandAttributives/faq0001.html
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