Marrakech apostrophe

1) Apocryphal Middle Eastern punctuation analog to the Oxford (or Harvard) comma; 2) a way to take the wind out of gasbags who think that "proper" punctuation is somehow an indicator of either intelligence or social worth; 3) an example of how different cultures use punctuation differently, but still correctly-in Marrakech, the apostrophe is used with all plurals but not with the possessive.

"I believe it is vital to use proper punctuation, like the Oxford comma!"

"Dude, the Marrakech apostrophe is even more important, otherwise the meaning gets fraked!

by Otter Dancing September 25, 2011

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The Apostrophe

A bar shot created at random that turned out shockingly well. It consists of one part orange flavored rum, one part goldschlager and one part Southern Comfort.

The Apostrophe is the best shot in the land.

by Lepidus August 3, 2007

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brown apostrophe

When you have a kink that turns possessive. Your brown apostrophe.

At first, John and Mary were only experimenting with bondage. Now John only can get off to pain. It's his brown apostrophe.

by Goatsgalore April 30, 2023

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community college apostrophe

Any Apostrophe used inappropriately where a word is plural but not a contraction or a possessive. Much like the opposite of the Harvard Comma, the Community College Apostrophe is used by the uneducated and grammatically ignorant.

"Hey, want to see my photo's from when me and the girl's went hiking in the mountain's?"
"No, and lay off the Community College Apostrophe."

by @theosus September 29, 2017

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curly apostrophe

a symbol (’) also used as a closing (right) single quotation mark

The main difference between a straight and a curly apostrophe is that a curly apostrophe curves towards the text, and a straight apostrophe is just a short vertical line placed slightly above the letters it’s inserted between.

by bluestinger66 April 17, 2023

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