Impostorphe


1
an incorrectly placed, unnecessary, or missing apostrophe.

included in this are greengrocer’s apostrophes, but any misused apostrophes can be cl-ssed as impostorphes, especially unneeded ones, and ones put in the wrong place.
the impostorphe in that sign reading “do not feed the pig’s” should be destroyed.
2
the apostrophe serves to show possession or to create a contraction. when the apostrophe is in a contraction, it is replacing one or more letters (e.g., “cannot”->”can’t”… the apostrophe replaces the letters “no”).

since an apostrophe isn’t those letters, it is an impostor.

therefore, when the apostrophe is used in a contraction, it is called an “impostorphe.”
them -> ’em (‘ replaces “th”) as in “let’s get ’em!”

the impostorphe is the subsitute or “impostor” for the letters it replaces.

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