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The "apostrophe s" is used for three things. 1 For the genitive (possessive) singular of a noun: Charles's house, the Knight's Tale etc. 2 To indicate missing letters in contractions: can't, for cannot, fo'c's'l for forecastle. 3 For the plural of numerals and letters: Some old records are 78's; A's and B's are very good grades.

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