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Apostrophe Pronunciation
Apostrophe is pronounced uh-PAH-struh-fee, IPA /əˈpɑstrəˌfi/.
uh-PAH-struh-fee
US /əˈpɑstrəˌfi/ · UK /əˈpɒstrəfi/
Syllables: uh · PAH · struh · fee (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: The mark used to show possession or a missing letter.
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Apostrophe in a Sentence
- The sign needs an apostrophe before the s.
- An apostrophe turns do not into don't.
- Nobody agrees where the apostrophe belongs in that name.
Common Mispronunciations of Apostrophe
Not A-puh-strohf
The final e is sounded here, giving a fourth syllable, fee. Catastrophe and hyperbole end the same way.
Not uh-poh-STROH-fee
Land on the second syllable, PAH, and keep the rest quick. Nothing after the beat is stretched.
Tip: Four syllables, uh-PAH-struh-fee. The ending rhymes with trophy only in spelling, not in sound.
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