APOSTROPHE

Em ingls, o apstrofo (apostrophe) usa-se:

em formas possessivas:

This is John's house. These are the boys' bicycles.

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.

em certos plurais:

letras: How many c's and m's are there in accommodation?

nmeros: 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