Assertion: apostrophe | /r/HasProperty | unnecessary
Facets:
value: largely
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Some style guides state that the apostrophe is unnecessary since there is no ambiguity but that some editors and teachers prefer this usage.
text: Adrian Room, in his English Journal article "Axing the Apostrophe", argued that apostrophes are unnecessary, and context will resolve any ambiguity.
text: Writer and editor Stan Carey tells us that although guidance on this issue is not unanimous, such apostrophes are largely unnecessary and potentially confusing.