English Dictionary

greengrocer's apostrophe

名詞

An incorrectly used apostrophe, especially one mistakenly used to form the plural of a noun, for example to write the plural of banana as banana's instead of bananas.

日本語の意味

『greengrocer's apostrophe』とは、本来の複数形の作り方（例：bananas）に対し、誤ってアポストロフィーを用いて複数形を形成してしまう現象を指す。たとえば、「banana」を「banana's」と誤って書いてしまう場合のように、名詞の複数形の誤用を意味する。

When I saw 'apple's' on the market stall, I couldn't help but point out the greengrocer's apostrophe.

市場の屋台で「apple's」と書かれているのを見たとき、私は思わずその誤った複数形のアポストロフィを指摘してしまった。

意味（1）

An incorrectly used apostrophe, especially one mistakenly used to form the plural of a noun, for example to write the plural of banana as banana's instead of bananas.

It is hardly surprising that these conventions seem to be in rapid collapse, with what has been called the greengrocer's apostrophe (apple's 60p, Antique's, linguistic's, and perhaps even mean't, all personally attested) […]

greengrocer's apostrophes （ plural ）