"apologetic apostrophe" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-apologetic apostrophe.ogg [Australia] Forms: apologetic apostrophes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} apologetic apostrophe (plural apologetic apostrophes)
  1. (sociolinguistics, orthography) An apostrophe added to a Scots word in order to give the appearance that it is a contraction of an English word. Wikipedia link: apologetic apostrophe Categories (topical): Orthography, Punctuation marks, Sociolinguistics

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