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Apostrophe, My Poor Dear

By shoebox

Sat, 25 Nov 2006
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Apostrophe, my poor dear
You quite confuse
Those not so near
They know not
Whether to put you
Or perhaps, simpler,
To boot you!
Apostrophe, just let me guess--
Are you before
Or after the "s"?

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