concept   apostrophe
statement   Apostrophes are frequently used for contractions and elisions in French writing.

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# Concept Culture Statement Freq.
1 apostrophe French-speaking countries Typically used in contractions and elisions in writing, such as l'amour (for 'the love'). 1
2 apostrophe French-speaking countries Used for elision, such as l'amour (love) or c'est (it is). 1
3 apostrophe French-speaking cultures Apostrophes are used to indicate missing letters in contractions and to distinguish between homophones in French writing. 1
4 one word frequently misspelled French-speaking countries Misspelling the word 'très' as 'tres' is a common mistake in French-speaking countries. 1
5 one word frequently misspelled French-speaking countries Misspelling 'entrepreneur' is common in French-speaking countries. 1