When people use ` instead of '. Very annoying because the correct quotes/apostrophe key can be easily found next to the fucking Enter key.
Jane: "don`t hesitate to IM me. i <3 random IM`s. my sn is a tokyo PRiNCESS. don`t ask about the tokyo thing. as you can so obviously tell, i`m not asian."
by Nigga November 20, 2004
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Mo Viele speculates on the origin of apostrophe abuse at her blog "fontidious":
the apostrophic epidemic
I often wonder who patient zero was.
I imagine that some lowly shopkeeper went out to paint “Bananas $3” on his sign, and was stricken with an uncontrollable urge to add an apostrophe. And soon his banana was the proud owner of $3. Not to be outdone, his rival down the street advertised “Banana’s 2 Dollar’s.” Then someone from the town full of affluent bananas went on a trip, carrying the contagion with him. “Train’s Departing Every 5 Minute’s.”
The pandemic had begun.
the apostrophic epidemic
I often wonder who patient zero was.
I imagine that some lowly shopkeeper went out to paint “Bananas $3” on his sign, and was stricken with an uncontrollable urge to add an apostrophe. And soon his banana was the proud owner of $3. Not to be outdone, his rival down the street advertised “Banana’s 2 Dollar’s.” Then someone from the town full of affluent bananas went on a trip, carrying the contagion with him. “Train’s Departing Every 5 Minute’s.”
The pandemic had begun.
by Grinning Cat April 6, 2015
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Lots of people nowadays don't know how to use apostrophes, and will put one in just about every word that ends in 's'. An apostrophectomy is a procedure for the removal of superfluous apostrophes in order to conform to proper english.
A combination of the words "Apostrophe" and the greek "ectomy", a common medical suffix meaning "to cut out".
A combination of the words "Apostrophe" and the greek "ectomy", a common medical suffix meaning "to cut out".
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You should have douched, bitch. Look at that bottom apostrophe hanging out your crack!
Keep that dirty bottom apostrophe away from my Egyptian cotton sheets you dirty skank!
What the fuck, bitch?! There's some fucking bottom apostrophe hanging off you!
Keep that dirty bottom apostrophe away from my Egyptian cotton sheets you dirty skank!
What the fuck, bitch?! There's some fucking bottom apostrophe hanging off you!
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