http://typophile.com/node/40389 Comments for "Apostrophe" en http://typophile.com/node/40389 <p>A punctuation mark and sometimes a diacritic mark, in Latin fonts and languages. In English it has two main functions: it marks omissions, and it assists in marking the possessives of all nouns and many pronouns.</p> <p>The <strong>apostrophe</strong> differs from the closing single quotation mark, often rendered identically but serving a different purpose. In limited casesit is allowed to assist in marking plurals, but most authorities now disapprove of such usage.</p> <p>According to the OED, the word comes ultimately from Greek ἡ ἀπόστροφος [προσῳδία] (hē apóstrophos [prosōidía], the (accent of &#8220;turning away&#8221;, or elision), through Latin and French.</p> apostrophe punctuation Fri, 28 Dec 2007 13:30:58 -0800 James Arboghast 40389 at http://typophile.com