They say that the emergence of text messaging is killing off commas, colons and apostrophes.

们说短信的出现扼杀了逗号、冒号和省略号。

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，蹦跳，翻着筋斗前进，像个撇号和个逗号。

And you'll notice-very simple-all of them are just apostrophe " d" .

然后你会注意到——非常简单——们都只加了个撇号和字母d。

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

“撇号”这个词本身——它来自哪种语言？

And the apostrophe shows that these letters have been skipped.

且单引号显示这些字母已被跳过。

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

些代名词已经“所有格”时就不需要撇号。

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

撇号 S 表示我朋友的母亲。

All right, so when you add the apostrophe " s" , right?

这时你会加上 's，对吧？

Okay, so we've cleared up where to use apostrophe and where to use apostrophe S.

好吧，我们现在对什么时候用省字符，什么时候用省字符加S就清晰了。

The last punctuation mark we are going to talk about today is the apostrophe.

我们今天要讲的最后个撇号。

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 after " America" shows possession.

America后面的撇号和s表示所有格。

When it's is a contraction of 'it is' or 'it has', we write an apostrophe.

当 it's it is 或 it has 的缩写形式时，我们要用撇号。

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

我还将关注带有撇号的缩写。

And use apostrophes properly once and for all.

从此以后，正确使用省字符。

The apostrophe, it is true to say, is often misused.

事实上撇号经常被误用。

Do you get upset, annoyed or angry if you see punctuation being used incorrectly- particularly apostrophes?

如果你看到标点符号——尤其撇号被错误地使用，你会感到郁闷或生气吗？

I'm gonna add an apostrophe s.

我要加上撇号 s。

And I have always really struggled with apostrophes and when and when not to use them.

我有时候会搞不清省字符什么时候该用，什么时候不该用。