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Originally Posted by wasleys
Erin,
Grocer's apostrophe. So named because shopkeepers and market-traders in my fair country had (and still have) a habit of labelling produce with signs which read egg's, apple's, tomatoe's etc.
(Now how about a discussion on whether it should be grocer's apostrophe or grocers' apostrophe?)
Michael
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Yeah, I was just kidding about that. I'd heard the term before and thought it appropriate. And it's been removed.
You seem to have posted right when I was uploading the image. You may now change your skin, sir.
