A punctuation mark that stooges, idiots, morons, dorks, and ignorant people put in front of the letter "s" with amazing inconsistency.
The sign outside the fruit stand said "Grape's, Apple's, and Peache's."
Butch puts an apostrophe before every final "s" in a sentence. He writes "Mr's. Hennessey say's we should alway's warsh our hand's after we come in from reces's. Especially after you take a pis's.
Butch puts an apostrophe before every final "s" in a sentence. He writes "Mr's. Hennessey say's we should alway's warsh our hand's after we come in from reces's. Especially after you take a pis's.
by Cap'n Bullmoose October 9, 2007
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Steven: "What's up."
Ian: "And this is Steven's... Steven's apostrophe Johanna."
Johanna: "Hey."
Steven: "What's up."
Ian: "And this is Steven's... Steven's apostrophe Johanna."
Johanna: "Hey."
by 89IA January 9, 2011
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What you say when you see one of the most heinous crimes against the english language known to man. It's when an apostrophe is put in a plural noun (WHERE IT DOESN'T BELONG!), therefore indicating that the noun somehow owns something...
sign: BOOK'S FOR SALE!
my smart friend: SHEILD YOUR EYES! APOSTROPHE CRIME!
me: *smacks forehead* So... that book owns a for sale? That's interesting... MY GOD PEOPLE WHEN WILL YOU LEARN!?!?
my smart friend: SHEILD YOUR EYES! APOSTROPHE CRIME!
me: *smacks forehead* So... that book owns a for sale? That's interesting... MY GOD PEOPLE WHEN WILL YOU LEARN!?!?
by brittandherllama January 11, 2006
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Examples of the apostrophe atrocity:
"Did yo'u do the home'work?"
"I do'nt think that its nece'ssary"
"O'h loo'k, its our Eng'lish teach'er"
"Why i's sh'e cryi'ng?
"Did yo'u do the home'work?"
"I do'nt think that its nece'ssary"
"O'h loo'k, its our Eng'lish teach'er"
"Why i's sh'e cryi'ng?
by Enigmatical November 20, 2010
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Get the Apostrophe abuse mug.The term apostrophe catastrophe denotes incorrect use or non-use of the apostrophe (') in a sentence.
Examples of apostrophe catastrophes:
We sell carrot's, parsnip's and potatoe's.
Its going to rain.
Johns coat and Marias bag were left on the train.
He grabbed the cat and started playing with it's tail.
We sell carrot's, parsnip's and potatoe's.
Its going to rain.
Johns coat and Marias bag were left on the train.
He grabbed the cat and started playing with it's tail.
by Fearman March 31, 2008
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See also: comma paranoia, spelling paranoia.
See also: comma paranoia, spelling paranoia.
I stared at that word for ten seconds before I realized that the apostrophe was actually SUPPOSED to be there. Apostrophe paranoia.
by suffisance July 30, 2010
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