Until recently, apostrophes were used to form the plurals of abbreviations (MA’s), dates (1980’s) and words or characters serving as words (if’s and but’s). Today we ...

Let’s face it, grammar is more important for some people than for others. An ambulance driver probably has more important things to worry about than whether to hyphenate adverbs ending in “ly.” (FYI: ...

Apostrophes are used for two main jobs, showing possession and showing omission. When the noun is plural and already ends in 's', move the apostrophe to the end, like this. students' behaviour or ...

Wednesday was a dark day for the apostrophe, used in the English language to indicate the possessive case ("Joe's Pub") or a contraction ("I'm here."). In New York, apostrophes took center stage in ...

If there's one thing I know about conversational writing, it's this: you always have the liberty to occasionally go amiss with grammatical rules to make the conversation fun and engaging! Also, ...

Apostrophes, says Anita Aikara, can be really confusing at times. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Apostrophes are often used to denote possession. For example: The gentleman's son stays in the US ...

An English language teacher has shared her definitive guide on how to use apostrophes. YouTuber Lucy Earl, who vlogs under the name English With Lucy, released a helpful video guide in a bid to help ...

In 2017, an anonymous vigilante spent their nights travelling round the streets of Bristol with their self-made 'apostrophiser'. Their mission: to correct the city’s poorly punctuated signs.