即使是一些常见用法也是相对新奇的：常被滥用的省字号撇号的用法规则直到19世纪中叶才定型。
Even some common conventions are relatively novel: rules for using the oft-abused apostrophe were set only in the middle of the 19th century.
一言以蔽之，我们听不见撇号的存在。这是撇号用法不一致的一个重要因素。
Simply put, we don't hear apostrophes, and this is a significant factor accounting for the inconsistency with which they are used.
不喜欢撇号异常用法的人遇到写着类似NEW'S PAPER'S的标牌时会感觉被冒犯。
Those of us who dislike seeing errant apostrophes feel affronted when we come across a sign advertising NEW'S PAPER'S.
在一本名为“语法规则”(1760)的书中，John Ash甚至提出撇号表示拥有的用法“貌似是错误引入的”。
In a volume entitled "Grammatical Institutes" (1760), John Ash went so far as to say that the possessive apostrophe "seems to have been introduced by mistake."
在一本名为“语法规则”(1760)的书中，John Ash甚至提出撇号表示拥有的用法“貌似是错误引入的”。
In a volume entitled "Grammatical Institutes" (1760), John Ash went so far as to say that the possessive apostrophe "seems to have been introduced by mistake."
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