An apostrophe is used to show possession.

撇号被用来表示所有格。

They don't walk like ordinary dogs, but leap and somersault like an apostrophe and comma.

它们不像平常的狗那么走路，而跳，翻着筋斗前进，像个撇号和个逗号。

The word 'apostrophe' itself – which language does it come from?

撇号这个词本身来自哪种语言？

The word 'apostrophe' itself-which language does it come from?

“撇号”这个词本身——它来自哪种语言？

Certain pronouns already have possession built in and don't need an apostrophe.

些代词已经“所有格”时就不需要撇号。

The apostrophe is placed before the 's'.

撇号放在了“s”之前。

But when it's a possessive pronoun, there's no apostrophe.

但当它物主代词时，就没有撇号了。

Now, did you wonder why teams has an apostrophe after it?

现在，好奇为什么“teams”后面会有个撇号呢？

I'm also going to focus on contractions that have apostrophes.

我还将关注带有撇号的缩写。

Which language does the word apostrophe come from?

撇号这个词来自哪种语言？

So the apostrophe S shows that the mother belongs to the friend.

撇号 S 表示我朋友的母亲。

I'm gonna add an apostrophe s.

我要加上撇号 s。

And there is only one apostrophe.

而且只有个撇号。

So, for Harris, it is Harris, followed by an apostrophe, as in " Harris' policy."

因此，对于哈里斯来说，应该哈里斯，后面跟个撇号，如“Harris' policy”。

The apostrophe 's' shows the money belongs to us.

撇号“s”表示钱属于我们的。

For example, if I see a sign for taxis at a train station and it says taxi-apostrophe-s-aargh!

比如，如果我看到火车站的出租车标识，并且它上面写的出租车撇号s——我的天！

And this is similar to the way that we use apostrophe S or the possessive S in English.

这类似于我们在英语中使用撇号 S 或所有格 S 的方式。

Eric Turkewitz, a New York lawyer, called the debate " apostrophe hell" on the social media website X.

纽约律师埃里克·图克维茨在社交媒体网站 X 上称这场辩论为“撇号地狱”。

So, we have apostrophes lingering above our letters and also he said they wander around the ending of words.

所以，撇号停留在字母之上，而且他说它们徘徊在单词末尾。

However, another fight is just starting among grammar nerds over where to put the possessive apostrophe after her name.

然而，另场争论才刚刚开始，语法迷们正在讨论关于在哈里斯的字后面放置所有格撇号的问题。