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I think the p's and q's argument is most salient here. The apostrophe is used for the sake of clarity. While conventionally used for the possessive, the apostrophe is also used to indicate vernacular omissions and contractions, such as in the cases of "Ol' Dirty ***" or...

What's the difference between B and C? I'm obviously missing something, but they look okay except that doesn't, won't and wouldn't need the apostrophe.

Feebs11 wrote:"in their early 30s" is correct. The apostrophe turns it into a possessive of 30.I am surprised that a porn shop is providing coffee and buns. This may be a difference between English as it's writen in the UK and America. According to my reference from college (Simon &...

Sometimes it's a matter of style preference. I don't sense an appreciable difference between London trains and London's trains. On the other hand: the table leg / the leg of the table the table's leg CJ

If I say The 1980s Popular Cluture, and I am referring to the whole decade, do I need an apostrophe? What's the difference between 1980s, 1980's, 1980s', 80s, 80's? Which do I use and when? please help!

Dear teachers, First, happy New Year to you all, and thank you for your kindness and dedication. I want to tell you that you've helped a lot throughout these years and I feel deeply endebted to you. My question for today is: Can I use the indefinite article with the genitive? Is it correct to...

They have the same meaning, thus they're interchangeable. Here is the fully 'story': The status of ’til versus until and till is often argued about and most style guides have something to say on the matter. The most common belief is that till is a shortened form of until. You can see how this...

Hey allI'm just starting up as an Instructional Designer and I've just run into two problems. 1. What's the difference between "cannot" and "can not"? Is it simply that one of them is bad English? Or is it american vs imperial?2. In English, apostrophe (') is used as an aid for possessive...

Yes. You must always include the apostrophe.

The only correct form of this is don't. You should always use the apostrophe. Dont is incorrect.