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English 1b3 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Punctuation--At wits end

Punctuation for the phrase "wits end"... Dictionary had questionable punctuation in the below examples. To me, the apostrophe should be placed before the s if one person is at wit's end, and after the s if two or more people are at wits' end.

Can someone explain please?

I am at my wit's end.

I have a problem that has me at wit's end

at your wits' end

at our wits' end

Ta
  

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title=wits%27_ends&action=edit&redlink=1 ) ( idiomatic ) Limit of one's sanity or mental capacity; point of desperation . org/wiki/apostrophe is placed after the s of (meaning abilities ), not after wit (one's humour or intelligence).

— Mister Micawber

  • title=wits%27_ends&action=edit&redlink=1 ) ( idiomatic ) Limit of one's sanity or mental capacity; point of desperation .
  • org/wiki/apostrophe is placed after the s of (meaning abilities ), not after wit (one's humour or intelligence).
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The Wictionary entry is an excellent one which answers all your questions:

wits' end (plural
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Ahhhh, of course.

Thank you
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