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Remove suggestion that replacing letters with apostrophes be done for humor

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benjamin melançon 2020-07-09 09:11:32 -04:00
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@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ The apostrophe’s most common use is making a word possessive. If the word alre
The doughnut thief ate Sam’s doughnut. The doughnut thief ate Sam’s doughnut.
The doughnut thief ate Chris’s doughnut. The doughnut thief ate Chris’s doughnut.
The doughnut thief ate the managers’ doughnuts. The doughnut thief ate the managers’ doughnuts.
Apostrophes can also be used to denote that you’ve dropped some letters from a word, usually for humor or emphasis. This is fine, but do it sparingly. Apostrophes can also be used to denote that you’ve dropped some letters from a word, usually to match spoken language— an unofficial contraction*. This is fine, but do it sparingly.
**Colons** **Colons**
Use a colon (rather than an ellipsis, em dash, or comma) to offset a list. Use a colon (rather than an ellipsis, em dash, or comma) to offset a list.