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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(transitive, rare) To add an apostrophe inappropriately.
Will never tried to pick up women. He thought it unnatural and a little awkward, but he was feeling extraordinarily confident with Amelior in his system, so he took a plunge. "Don't you hate it when they mis-apostrophize things?" he asked, looking at her but nodding his head toward the menu. She looked up at it and smiled at Will, understanding what he meant. "Yeah, possessive drinks are the worst." Will laughed.
Use mis-apostrophize when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Mis-apostrophize means (transitive, rare) To add an apostrophe inappropriately.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Will never tried to pick up women. He thought it unnatural and a little awkward, but he was feeling extraordinarily confident with Amelior in his system, so he took a plunge. "Don't you hate it when they mis-apostrophize things?" he asked, looking at her but nodding his head toward the menu. She looked up at it and smiled at Will, understanding what he meant. "Yeah, possessive drinks are the worst." Will laughed.
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