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/ Dear Mister Language Person: What is the purpose of the apostrophe? \
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| Answer: The apostrophe is used mainly in hand-lettered small business signs |
| to alert the reader than an "S" is coming up at the end of a word, as in: |
| WE DO NOT EXCEPT PERSONAL CHECK'S, or: NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ITEM'S. |
| Another important grammar concept to bear in mind when creating hand- lettered |
| small-business signs is that you should put quotation marks around random |
| words for decoration, as in "TRY" OUR HOT DOG'S, or even TRY "OUR" HOT DOG'S. |
\ -- Dave Barry, "Tips for Writer's" /
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