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美[əˈpɑstrəfi] 英[əˈpɒstrəfi] n.撇号;【语】顿呼法;所有格符号;复数符号 网络表示省略的撇号;省略符号;表示省略或所有格 复数:apostrophes 英汉 英英 网络释义 n. 1. 撇号,省字号 2. 【语】顿呼法 3. 所有格符号 4.
美[əˈpɑstrəfi] 英[əˈpɒstrəfi] n.撇号;【语】顿呼法;所有格符号;复数符号 网络表示省略的撇号;省略符号;表示省略或所有格 复数:apostrophes 英汉 英英 网络释义 n. 1. 撇号,省字号 2. 【语】顿呼法 3. 所有格符号 4.
VISITING SUS'S AFTER 1 APRIL (Visiting Soldiers under Sentence after 1 April) Apostrophes in Awkward Plurals Your 2's look like Z's. You use too many and's in your writing. There are two a's, two c's, and two o's in accommodation. ...
Section 5.2a6: “Do not use an apostrophe after names of states or countries and other organized bodies ending in s, or after words more descriptive than possessive, except when the plural does not end in s.” Examples: “officers club,”“teachers college,” and, yes, “writers guide.”...
I consider myself good at spelling and punctuation, but recently I realized I am very confused about the correct way to punctuate names on such items. For example. I made a sign that was for the Stacy family. I had put “The Stacy’s”, but now after someone brought it to my ...
Family names ending in s become plural by adding es on the end, after the s. Therefore, the members of the Jones family are the Joneses. Your work-around of painting “The Jones Family” works too! E says: June 7, 2014, at 10:07 pm But the family name shouldn’t be plural wh...
You can see that the apostrophe has been added after s in the word ‘weeks’. The reason for this is that the ‘time’ becomes the subject, which belongs to the two weeks, meaning you must indicate possession. Since there are two weeks, it’s plural, and therefore the apostrophe comes...
s the S after the apostrophe is always said, even when it isn’t written. One can not see a possessive apostrophe in the spoken word, which can lead to a lot of confusion if the second S isn’t spoken. The rule is always (with a few exceptions) say the possessive S, whether it ...
Section 5.2a6: “Do not use an apostrophe after names of states or countries and other organized bodies ending in s, or after words more descriptive than possessive, except when the plural does not end in s.” Examples: “officers club,”“teachers college,” and, yes, “writers guide.”...