Apostrophes are the curly floating commas in sentences that usually indicate possession or a contraction. There are a few set phrases and holidays, however, that also use apostrophes. In fact, ...
At the point at which I gave an example of a parenthetic expression in last week's column, two possessive nouns were used without apostrophes. These were, 'Johns ', instead of 'John's' and 'neighbours ...
WikiHow has a great lesson in proper apostrophe usage—the Achilles' heel of bloggers everywhere (except here, of course). For example: Avoid using an apostrophe to indicate a plural. . If you cannot ...
After VERIFYING how to spell canceled (with one l or two), a viewer asked us to VERIFY another grammar inquiry you might have been breaking for years. Beth Miller from Guilford County asked, "Why ...
Before 1947, what we call Veterans Day was known as Armistice Day, when countries around the world took a moment to acknowledge the end of World War I, the "War to End All Wars." No one knew back then ...
He walks softly and carries a big stick. He uses it to make marks that look like little sticks. He prowls the streets at night, terrorizing shopkeepers and sign makers alike. But I’m betting regular ...
Great news for everyone on Team Laziness and Ignorance. We won! That’s the parting shot from the founder of the Apostrophe Protection Society, 96-year-old retired journalist John Richards, who shut ...
FOLLOWING MY COLUMN two weeks ago, frustrated educators, editors and sign readers have come forward to report new crimes committed against the apostrophe. Some of these grammatical injustices might ...
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