# der Deppenapostroph

der Deppenapostroph is a German noun meaning “greengrocer's apostrophe”. Forms: des Deppenapostrophs, die Deppenapostrophe.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Deppenapostrophs
- Plural: die Deppenapostrophe

## Meanings

1. _colloquial · common · nonstandard_ greengrocer's apostrophe; an incorrectly used apostrophe, especially the practice borrowed from English to denote possessive
2. _colloquial_ greengrocers' apostrophe
   - Immer häufiger sieht man Deppenapostrophe in der Schriftlandschaft.

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