“An outstanding display of wit was witnessed there, marked by brilliant apostrophes and swift repartee”(A. France, L’Ile des pingouins, 1908, p. 328).
Apostrophe, because we cannot defend and persuade without questioning!
“O strength of the apostrophe ! It is, as you know, a figure providing the secret to speaking to people who are not there, to connect conversation with all of nature, to question from afar the living and the dead”. (Courier, Pamphlets pol., letters to the editor of “ Censeur “, 1819-1820).
Apostrophe, as it is also a link between two words. “A graphic sign, slightly curved (’) marking the elision between the final vowel and another vowel or silent h” (Excerpt from “Trésor de la langue françaiseinformatisé” TFLI). Where an amicable arrangement may be reached, it must be carried out with finesse to facilitate the reconciliation of initially contradictory positions.
Marie Rat holds a "Certificat de qualification professionnelle" (legal assistant) from the Ecole nationale de droit et de procédure (ENADEP).
Marie works both in French and English.
Marie Rat works as an external office manager since July 2022.
Prior to cooperating with Apostrophe in July 2023, Marie worked for more than 10 years with different French and international law firms in teams dedicated to business litigation.
During her training at the "Ecole nationale de droit et de procédure" (ENADEP), Marie obtained a professionnal degree as a legal assistant ("certificat de qualification professionnelle").