Graham Downs on Nostr: One of my biggest bugbears is when people incorrectly use an apostrophe to indicate a ...
One of my biggest bugbears is when people incorrectly use an apostrophe to indicate a plural noun (e.g. "burger's" instead of "burgers").
#DidYouKnow that the phenomenon is so common that it actually has a name? It's called the "greengrocer's apostrophe". #English #writing
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