Apostrophe

Apostrophe:  the addressing of a usually absent person or a usually personified thing rhetorically

When one exclaims "Oh my god, please don't let her be wearing the same dress as me!" they are using apostrophe.

 "Apostrophe." Merriam-Webster. Merriam-Webster, n.d. Web. 06 Jan. 2015.

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