apologetic apostrophe
Noun
Meaning
apologetic apostrophe (plural apologetic apostrophes)
(sociolinguistics, orthography) An apostrophe added to a Scots word in order to give the appearance that it is a contraction of an English word.
Noun
apologetic apostrophe (plural apologetic apostrophes)
(sociolinguistics, orthography) An apostrophe added to a Scots word in order to give the appearance that it is a contraction of an English word.