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The Apostrophe Man strikes again! August 18, 2008

Posted by Olivia McDowell in Ire, Punctuation, The Ether, Words.
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First published at tumblr Proof (v.)

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Oh for goodness’ sake*, people: V’s”?!

And would that be more than one “v”; an abbreviation of versus’s or versu’s;…

image via Libertas

image via Libertas

…or something belonging to V?

Whatever happened to “vs”, or “vs.”, or even just “v”?

* This apostrophe is an important, yet oft-forgotten one. See here for more on the correct punctuation of minced oaths.

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