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Old 07-20-09 | 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by KonaBuyer
Neither a comma, nor an apostrophe are called for in the above-cited example. Apostrophes are to denote possession or missing letters. I have never understood the random insertion of apostrophes, particularly given the rather alarming level of the use of "your" instead of "you're".
And you made a subject/verb error in your first sentence. Neither/nor calls for a singular verb.

But how do you feel about apostrophes used in plurals of single letters, e.g., He received a series of F's on his homework assignments?

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