By Apostrophes, Spelling

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...

Seems that we are talking about different dictionaries instead of different versions. The name on the page you quoted does not have "Webster's". Anyway, why we need a plural for PS? A postscript is a short remark. Although it is possible that the "short" remark is not...

I can't play tennis well, and I don't have a racket. Darn it, I have to take the garbage out now. Of course there are other ways to express these ideas, but both of these original sentences are fine. And Anthony -- if you are going to "shout" NO NO NO !!! and...

Hi Anon, As you wish... I noticed a few things obvious. It’s more of a laziness problem than grammar. You have a habit of not applying the capitalization rule and making simple but careless spelling mistakes. Tone and structure are workable nut certainly can use some improvement. I marked it...

Okay, so "analogue" is the English spelling. Gotcha.While you're in my thread, to save me making a new one, what is your view, or the rule, on adding an apostrophe to refer to a decade, such as "the 1960's", because I have seen it as "the 1960s" in many white papers etc.Thanks and sorry for the...

I think typically this is spelled without the apostrophe--at least in schools in the US where I have worked for many years--simply because it is tedious to add the apostrophe each time the term is used. However, if this is the basketball team belonging to the Varsity Boys, the proper spelling...

What is the proper spelling of the following? Varsity Boys Basketball or Varsity Boys' Basketball Do I need an apostrophe? Thank you in advance for your help.

My assignment is to type a Descriptive/Informative Essay. I am graded 50% on content, 40% on grammar and mechanics, and 10% on style. Could anyone read my essay and suggest some corrections? Please bold or make corrections visible. The help will be greatly appreciated.Here are grammatical...

Hi all,The mistaken impression that till is a clipped form also has a few gray hairs. People started spelling it with an apostrophe in the 18th century, indicating they believed it to be a shortened form of until.What does 'a few gray hairs' mean in this sentence? Thank you. Best wishes,PBF

Note the spelling: apostrophe. Don't forget to capitalize names. Eric's car The word its is an exception. There's no apostrophe when it is used to show possession. The monster dropped its toy. The reason is that it's is already taken. It means "it is" or "it has". It's the monster...