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* Possessive pronouns (his, hers, yours, theirs, etc.) '''never''' take an apostrophe. * Possessive pronouns (his, hers, yours, theirs, etc.) '''never''' take an apostrophe.
* If you're not sure whether to use -'s or -s', it's often easier to use other words. ''e.g.'' Whether a Clan action is spoken of metaphorically ("the Wolf woke up") or as a group of people ("the Falcons were arrogant") can be confusing. "The Falcons attack" (kreegah!) sounds exactly the same as "the Falcon's attack" (the act of one of them slapped a wolf) and "the Falcons' attack" (the act of a group of Falcons amusing themselves at civilians' expense); writing "the Falcon attack", using an adjective that avoids the need for apostrophes, is a lot less mental work. * If you're not sure whether to use -'s or -s', it's often easier to use other words. ''e.g.'' Whether a Clan action is spoken of metaphorically ("the Wolf woke up") or as a group of people ("the Falcons were arrogant") can be confusing. "The Falcons attack" (kreegah!) sounds exactly the same as "the Falcon's attack" (the act of one of them slapped a wolf) and "the Falcons' attack" (the act of a group of Falcons amusing themselves at civilians' expense); writing "the Falcon attack", using an adjective that avoids the need for apostrophes, is a lot less mental work.
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− ====Incorrect usage====
− Apostrophes are sometimes misused, especially for words already ending with -s, symbols, and numbers.
− * Abbreviations. This was allowable at one time but is now archaic.
− * Plurals. Whether word, name, symbol or number, -'s to form a plural is incorrect.
− ** The Joneses, not The Jones's or The Jones'.
− ** <nowiki>#</nowiki>s, not <nowiki>#'</nowiki>s.
− ** 3080s, not 3080's.
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* Possessive pronouns (his, hers, yours, theirs, etc.) '''never''' take an apostrophe. | * Possessive pronouns (his, hers, yours, theirs, etc.) '''never''' take an apostrophe. | ||
* If you're not sure whether to use -'s or -s', it's often easier to use other words. ''e.g.'' Whether a Clan action is spoken of metaphorically ("the Wolf woke up") or as a group of people ("the Falcons were arrogant") can be confusing. "The Falcons attack" (kreegah!) sounds exactly the same as "the Falcon's attack" (the act of one of them slapped a wolf) and "the Falcons' attack" (the act of a group of Falcons amusing themselves at civilians' expense); writing "the Falcon attack", using an adjective that avoids the need for apostrophes, is a lot less mental work. | * If you're not sure whether to use -'s or -s', it's often easier to use other words. ''e.g.'' Whether a Clan action is spoken of metaphorically ("the Wolf woke up") or as a group of people ("the Falcons were arrogant") can be confusing. "The Falcons attack" (kreegah!) sounds exactly the same as "the Falcon's attack" (the act of one of them slapped a wolf) and "the Falcons' attack" (the act of a group of Falcons amusing themselves at civilians' expense); writing "the Falcon attack", using an adjective that avoids the need for apostrophes, is a lot less mental work. | ||
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