Originally posted by MARKBNLV
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Use of apostrophes:
Apostrophes are used to denote either missing letters:
There's = There is
Down t'pit = Down the pit
or to denote possession.
Anorak's socks
Squealpiggy's friend
MARKBLNV's books. No, that's ridiculous. MARKBLNV's banjo.
They are not used to denote a plural. The correct term would be "socks" and not "sock's" unless you were referring something belonging to a single sock. For example "The sock's pattern was of an argyle style".
One more lesson: When using a comma in a sentence it is customary to follow it with a space. That way the pause that the comma denotes is emphasized and your spell checker won't have a shit about it.
"The socks were wool, cotton and polyester."
Maybe now people won't automatically doubt your genius.
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