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There are two principal errors in the use of apostrophes. 1 The mistaken formation of plurals is most often read on signs in shops, for example apple's for apples.

2 The mistaken formation of the possessive singular of a noun ending in -s, for example Dickens' novels for Dickens's novels, is widespread and likely to be read anywhere.

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