WHAT IS A GROCERS’ APOSTROPHE?

A grocers’ apostrophe is an apostrophe that is misapplied to a plural. This error is frequently seen in grocers’ shops, hence the name; however, to be fair, it is seen in many other places.

 Examples:

 “First thing’s first: nobody does a collaboration quite like ASOS.”


 “In the video, the singer can be seen holding a bunch of banana’s.”


 “We have to get the window’s boarded up”


 (All these apostrophes are used incorrectly - apostrophes should not be used for plurals.)


 Photo credit: Miria Grunick (Creative Commons)