Etymology -- the apostrophe

In Greek the word strephein means "to turn." Etymology-wise, which punctuation mark turns away?

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The critically-acclaimed board game MooT consists of tough questions about the nuances of the English language.

Answer: the apostrophe

The word apostrophe derives via Middle French and Late Latin from the Greek apostrophos prosoidia, the accent of turning away (from apo, from + strephein, to turn). Note: The "turned away" aspect of the word's etymology derives from Greek rhetoric where apostrophe denoted a part of an oration that turned away from the subject at hand to address an absent thing or person.

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Nice one. It reminded me of the word "boustrophedon," also using that "strephein" root: "having alternate lines written in opposite directions."

x-chuckdavis@shaw

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I would like to have the ODLT to download free, but was interupted by a Windows update and lost the capabiilty to download is there any way I can get another stab at downloading it?

Actually, it can't be downloaded. It's a web application. This means that you always go to the same location on the internet to use it. Just click the link below.http://www.odlt.org

x-glenyssmith@shaw

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Fabulous web page. …. I can never remember this stuff, so it's always good to have another resource.

x-Jon Paul Henry, Dept. of English, Douglas College.

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hi there - great game. played it here in Philadelphia last night. lots of fun. one complaint - why do you include people's email addresses in the online reviews? seems like a very 1996 thing to do... that aside, keep up the good work!

I've been prefixing "x-" to the email addresses when I display them. This should mess up the harvesters.

x-conrad

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