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Germans decry influence of English as ‘idiot’s apostrophe’ gets official approval

www.theguardian.com

Germans decry influence of English as ‘idiot’s apostrophe’ gets official approval

www.theguardian.com

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Global [email protected]English • 5 months ago

Linguistic body has relaxed rules on use of apostrophe to show possession, not traditionally correct in German

Linguistic body has relaxed rules on use of apostrophe to show possession, not traditionally correct in German

Archived version: https://archive.ph/Ff8GY

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While I see some quality in an Ackersnaaker, I’d keep with the Zangendeutsch movement and call it a Laufisprechi.

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