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1. To show possession. "This is Fred's cup of coffee" means this is the cup of coffee that belongs to Fred.

2. To replace "is" in contractions. "It's a long way to Tipperary" is the same as "It is a long way to Tipperary."

3. Although it is not universal, some people use the apostrophe in the plural of letters and numbers. "How many P's are in 'Tipperary'?" "I worked in Oakland in the 1990's."

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