Apostrophizing

Once, through a canvas wall, she heard a man apostrophizing gorgeously, and felt sure that it was Del ❋ Unknown (2010)

There under the pen name “Meg Merrilies,” she began publishing her breathily apostrophizing poetry—“San Francisco, city of mists and dreams!” ❋ JR. ROY MORRIS (2010)

And the voice of the tribal priest will be heard, apostrophizing this huge graffito. ❋ Unknown (2008)

What are you looking in at the door for? — ‘continued Walter, apostrophizing an old gentleman with a powdered head (inaudibly to him of course), who was staring at a ship’s telescope with all his might and main. ❋ Unknown (2007)

‘Why, damme, Sir,’ said the Major, rolling his lobster eyes round and round Princess’s Place, and apostrophizing its fragrant air, ‘six months ago, the woman loved the ground Josh Bagstock walked on. ❋ Unknown (2007)

‘Thinks of a birdcage, afore me!’ cried the old woman, apostrophizing the ceiling. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Two days later he came away apostrophizing modern manners. ❋ Unknown (2007)

At length the Major being released from his fit, went one Saturday growling down to Brighton, with the native behind him; apostrophizing Miss ❋ Unknown (2007)

‘Go your ways,’ said Pinch, apostrophizing the coach; ❋ Unknown (2006)

But Mrs. Jethway, silently apostrophizing the house, with actions which seemed dictated by a half-overturned reason, had discerned the girl, and immediately came up and stood in front of her. ❋ Unknown (2006)

And there is time left over to mourn the November 2000 abduction of the American presidency by bullyboys, dangling chads, and party-hack Supreme Court justices while simultaneously apostrophizing deep-fried sugar with a hole in it: ❋ Leonard, John (2006)

After four more lines of threnody apostrophizing the Atlantic Ocean, the poem concludes with a booming Lowell fanfare. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Can you imagine Lady Macbeth or the Wife of Bath apostrophizing the audience every line or two, to make sure we don't overlook their vaginae and confound them with people? ❋ Ann Althouse (2005)

“The deil take them that made them!” was his first ejaculation, apostrophizing his mess of porridge. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Graham followed, apostrophizing his mother as the most flourishing grisette it had ever been his good fortune to see charged with carriage of a bandbox; he also desired me to mark her affection for the sky-blue turban, and announced his conviction that she intended one day to wear it. ❋ Unknown (2003)

In 1992 candidate Bill Clinton proudly acknowledged that he "always wanted to be in the cultural elite"; The West Wing has extravagantly granted his wish, by apostrophizing his Administration (while, of course, airbrushing out its more embarrassing policy failures, crimes, and lapses of morality). ❋ Unknown (2001)

Eric has a bad case of apostrophitis- he keeps writing things like, "[GREAT DEAL'S] ON EVERYTHING" and "Available in 12 [color's]" and "He gave [it back] to it's owner". ❋ Bethidee (2008)

1. My [parent's] have taken control of my life. 2. Mat was Daisys hero, til he started ignoring her. 3. I [do'nt] know how to use an [apostrophe]. ❋ NH3 (2007)

Mo [Viele] speculates on the origin of [apostrophe abuse] at her blog "fontidious": the [apostrophic] epidemic I often wonder who patient zero was. I imagine that some lowly shopkeeper went out to paint “Bananas $3” on his sign, and was stricken with an uncontrollable urge to add an apostrophe. And soon his banana was the proud owner of $3. Not to be outdone, his rival down the street advertised “Banana’s 2 Dollar’s.” Then someone from the town full of affluent bananas went on a trip, carrying the contagion with him. “Train’s Departing Every 5 Minute’s.” The pandemic had begun. ❋ Grinning Cat (2015)

It's only [correct] to [put] an apostrophe in "it's" [if it's] "it is", if not, it's "its". ❋ Stooo (2003)

-contraction- Correct: It's movie night. Incorrect: Its movie night. Incorrect: Of it's own free will. Correct: Of its own free will. He's not the type to say "Don't do it." -elision- Ned is a [ne'er-do-well]. "O'er the [fruited] plain..." -possession- That is Jack's grammar book. Jesus' life lasted 33 years. -in a literary sense...- [Rhodora]! if the sages ask thee why This charm is wasted on the earth and sky, Tell them, dear, that if eyes were made for seeing, Then Beauty is its own excuse for being: Why thou [wert] there, O rival of the rose! I never thought to ask, I never knew: But, in my simple ignorance, suppose The self-same Power that brought me there brought you. by Emerson ([1839]) ❋ Brain (2004)

The Apostrophe is [the best] [shot] in [the land]. ❋ Lepidus (2007)

[Nigel]: "oh shit... it's a zombie apocalypse, and a nuclear [catastrophe]! It's a nuclear zombie [apostrophe]!" ❋ Nj412 (2010)

[Board]: l examen Me: you've [got to] [apostrophize] it. Board: l'examen ❋ Carlierenee22 (2014)

An [apostrophe's] [use] is... [idk] ❋ Subject B5 The Fanvergent (2019)

Mon [nom] a [une] [apostrophe] à l'extrémité. ❋ Tre' S. (2008)