An ode to my favorite punctuation mark

'logrands:

a·pos·tro·phe

noun /əˈpästrəfē/  apostrophes, plural A punctuation mark ( ’ ) used to indicate either possession (e.g., Harry's book; boys' coats) or the omission of letters or numbers (e.g., can't; he's; class of ’99)

The one thing I miss the most in the German language, other than "comprehension," is the apostrophe.  I love it.  It is by far my favorite punctuation mark.  Exclamation points are way over used!  The question mark is quite sensible but I simply do not find it very sexy.  A period is rather boring and while I am a fan of the dash, it does not hold the same weight as the apostrophe.  I like commas, but no respectable man holds a comma as his favorite punctuation.  One punctuation what is quite nice is the... and the name is great (ellipsis)... but it still pales in comparison to the apostrophe.  


A couple of fine examples:
'merica
'preciate that
'at's gonna cost ya
'ermany
'sshole
'hithead
'ipshit
L Dubs' attitude problem
L Rizzy's smelly feet
L Mama's winker
L Dubs' ridiculously soft hands... 'mazing
L Rizzy's Ducky should get a job to help the friggin' family
L Mama's heroin addiction
Murron's bowel issues
L Dubs' lack of a job




The list could go on and on.  Truly the German language is missing this diverse and amazing punctuation mark.  I love it.  If I had to guess I'd say I think about it 4 or 5 times a day.  I wonder what it's doing.  I wonder whether it loves me back.  I think about that summer we spent in the Hamptons playing in the pool and rubbing suntan lotion on each other's backs.  But mostly I think about how amazing the apostrophe is and how if it was ever in trouble I would be first in line to help it out.  Stay classy apostrophe, ' 'ove 'ou.




And now... some random pictures of my life's exclamation point.

L Rizzy loves soft blankets

There I am!

We can't wait for the nice weather to come back

Stylin' and profilin'

Yep I'm still there

'uotabulous:
"We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary."
- Booker T. Washington