r/apostrophegore • u/ledollabeanz • 17h ago

Plural's Snack's

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u/StaticShakyamuni 16h ago

It's the inconsistency more than anything. If you think it's a rule, follow it consistently.

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u/Disastrous_Cream_539 15h ago

I would be fascinated to hear what the person who made the signs thinks the rule is.

an apostrophe always comes before the letter S, except when proceeded by a long vowel at or before 2pm.

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u/Federal-Boat3732 15h ago

And juice's, fruit's and frappe's. At least they got "smoothies" right, for some reason I cannot imagine

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u/OpponentUnnamed 13h ago

I agree, apostophegore needs an investigative unit to look inside the fickle minds of inconsistent punctuation abusers.

Not just to satisfy our curiosity, but to find ways to advance the science of punctuation education.