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Useful Links

These are some useful links to various published articles and books that include more guidance on the correct use of apostrophes and other punctuation.

Grammarly blog

A good summary of the rules

https://www.grammarly.com/blog/apostrophe/

The Punctuation Guide

Excellent reference for all punctuation types, not just apostrophes

https://www.thepunctuationguide.com/apostrophe.html

Grammar-monster.com

Wikipedia

A lengthy article with several references to the Apostrophe Protection Society

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostrophe

Eats, Shoots & Leaves

The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation - Lynne Truss (Wikipedia link)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eats,_Shoots_%26_Leaves

The Dreaded Apostrophe

Using the apostrophe correctly is easy - once you know the rule!

http://www.dreaded-apostrophe.com/

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