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Mister Micawber, I don't have the foggiest idea concerning the validity of what I am about to write. So proceed with caution. I did a quick google search on "seamans book" on google, and in every instances (first couple of pages) it was "seamans book", no apostrophe. So I suspect that "the...

Hello, I wondered if someone might be able to help me. I am getting my prints ready for a gallery showing, and I am confused about the proper punctuation for the following: 1. This picture is of a spider web. I want to title it Summers Web. Now, I have a niece named Summer, and if I wanted to...

Mr. Micawber, Question: Is the topic of apostrophe placement really part of "punctuation"? Since it has to do with the formation of the possessive case, I want to say it's grammar. What do you think? I know this is off-topic for the thread, but I was curious what the general view is on...

The plural of pleasure is "pleasures". The "s" used as an inflectional suffix becomes part of the word it is added to. Using an apostrophe would be incorrect. I think I've missed something, though, because I cannot see any questions about punctuation. Miriam

The correct spelling of "grammer" is "grammar". "Nazi's", if you mean the plural of Nazi, should be "Nazis" without the apostrophe. The "s" is part of the word. "Grammar Nazis" appears to be a vocative, so I would add a comma after it. Finally, since the exclamation mark functions as full stop,...

That's pretty good as it is, actually. Only one piece of punctuation missing - there should be an apostrophe in "wind's", because apostrophe-s denotes possession. It's as if you had said "The power of the wind...". Rommie

The (incomplete) Punctuation FAQ Hopefully this will grow in time, as other questions are asked and answered, and other people add to this. Hopefully (!) some kind moderator or adminstrator will mark this thread as sticky. INTRODUCTION In grammar, the rules are forged in a delicate balance...

Hello, everyone: It's 36 weeks gestation .... no apostrophe needed. I think some of you may not be aware that punctuation and grammar do not always follow the norms in medical or nursing English. We have our own shorthand that is well understood and accepted in the field. For...

during the 116-120 day gestation period for the first 10 days of gestation, from conception to embryo experiments after 120 days gestation, ten times longer So no apostrophe according to Collins.

My little technical objections: 1. "distraught" is not a noun 2. should be "who shareS" 3. fourth line makes no sense to me; what trip? 4. "a place in my lot"???? 5. should be "share WITH you" 6. should be "this message" 7. should be "writers," no apostrophe 8. "thee" is archaic, and seems out...