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Em inglês, o apóstrofo (apostrophe) usa-se:
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1 Em formas possessivas:
This is John's house.
These are the boys' bicycles.
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Para mais exemplos, veja possessive case
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2 Em formas contraídas:
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- verbos:
I'll see you tomorrow.
He doesn't like coffee.
- Datas:
John was born in '97.
They met in the summer of '92.
- Horas:
See you at 7 o'clock.
- Dialectos (por ex. h mudo):
When 'e arrived 'ome, 'is wife kissed 'im.
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3 em certos plurais:
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- Letras:
How many c's and m's are there in accommodation?
- Números:
Life was hard in the 1920's.
The way you write, your 7's look like 1's.
- Palavras:
You have seven and's in this sentence. There are too many!
- Abreviaturas:
John met two VIP's yesterday. (1)
How many MP's do you know personally? (2)
(1) VIP = very important person
(2) MP = Member of Parliament
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