Tips On Confident Apostrophe Use

In a previous article I wrote for this site, I mentioned that some manual typewriters did not have a key that would produce an exclamation mark and to create one you had to type an apostrophe, then back space and a full stop. All of this came to an end, of course, with the development of the word-processor, when the exclamation mark was given its own key and the full stop and the apostrophe were free to go about their own jobs in the correct manner. Alas, as far as the latter is concerned, incorrect usage can be seen all around, yet if you want your work to look correct, then there are a couple of very simple rules that will help you avoid misplacing your apostrophes.

The full article appears here:
http://www.microsofttraining.net/article-602-tips-on-confident-apostrophe-use.html

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