Deppenapostroph

German Etymology de :af Depp<t:fool> -en- Apostroph<t:apostrophe> From de Depp -en- Apostroph fool apostrophe. Pronunciation de /ˈdɛpənʔapoˌstʁoːf/ de De-Deppenapostroph.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de De-Deppenapostroph2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de Dep pen apo stroph Noun de mehr für's Geld (standard: mehr fürs Geld) de CD's und DVD's (standard: CDs und DVDs) de Mario's Pizzeria (standard: Marios Pizzeria) (see usage notes) m:n[nonstandard but common informally],s de colloquial greengrocer's apostrophe; an incorrectly used apostrophe, especially the practice borrowed from English to denote possessive de Idiotenapostroph de Deppenleerzeichen Usage notes Because of its widespread usage, a 2024 update of the de Amtliches Regelwerk für deutsche Rechtschreibung now permits the possessive de Deppenapostroph, but only in proper noun constructions (for example de Mario's Pizzeria used as a name).2024 https://www.rechtschreibrat.com/DOX/RfdR_Amtliches-Regelwerk_2024.pdf Amtliches Regelwerk der deutschen Rechtschreibung Rat für deutsche Rechtschreibung Geschäftsstelle des Rats für deutsche Rechtschreibung 150 § 80 E1 https://web.archive.org/web/20261010180424/https://www.rechtschreibrat.com/DOX/RfdR_Amtliches-Regelwerk_2024.pdf 10 October 2026 Since at least 2004, it already permitted the apostroph in certain cases, like de Carlo's (of de Carlo), distinguished from de Carlos and de Carlos' (of de Carlos). Declension m:n[nonstandard but common informally],s References de Punctuation marks