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benny3008 | 11:53 Sat 30th Oct 2010 | ChatterBank
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does hallowe'en have the apostrophe in it?
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Because it's two words mixed into one.

Hallowed evening or or the evening of all hallows.
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Ah okey dokey ta :-)
See? I have my uses :P
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The apostrophe is not there because two words are joined into one, for the same reason that there is no apostrophe in 'summertime', 'website', 'gravedigger' etc.

The apostrophe is there to indicate that a letter has been dropped, specifically the 'v' in 'even'. Cf isn't, hasn't, didn't etc...
<wonders if my answer is invisible to headwreak and Mark>

:-(
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don't worry b00, you were first to answer so whenever i think of it, your answer will be the first i think of. :-)
No i aint, im a softy really :-)
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Same is isn't or I'm, the apostrophe shows that a letter has been missed out.
It's one of them there things wot women have during labor: a contraction:)

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