This site might help you on the rules of apostrophe. Fairly comprehensive: http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/apostro.asp

Using an apostrophe (your's or yours') is incorrect. From Cambridge dictionary yours pronoun 1 used to show that something belongs to or is connected with the person or group of people being spoken or written to: Is this pen

I think "usage is complicated" is exactly right. I'm not sure it's true that you have to learn every expression individually, because I believe that native speakers put together novel combinations (combinations that they've

Hey, In this case the correct form is The Writers' Place. This usage of the apostrophe is called Possessive case or genitive. If you have a singular noun or an irregular plural noun you should add 's . If you have a plural noun ending in S

OK. Now I understand what you're saying. I don't see anything objectionable in the usage you show in those examples. When you are describing an experiment (or similar situation) involving people as subjects of study, you will naturally

My understanding is that possesive nouns always get an apostrophe. It wouldn't look right to use an apostrophe with a possessive pronoun, but is the same true, do possesive pronouns ever get an apostrophe, or never?

Hi, I have a few questions about English usage: 1. I've noticed some people use "'phone" as an abbreviation for "telephone", is this correct Yes. and if so which is more correct; "phone" or

Hello, Why does one say "the book of Job" and not "the book of Job's"? The word "of" can denote possession, and an apostrope can denote possession, but you must choose only one for one act of possession. The

On 14 Aug 2004, Bob Cunningham wrote You bet: I dropped a "t" when I let it be... So, are you saying that you or others think/thought of "blitz" as completely interchangeable with "blitzkrieg"? I never thought that,

I'd like to say something like the following: I won't add my TWO BITS WORTH to this controversy. What is the correct form? . two bits' worth . two-bits worth or some other? Usage varies, and there's no decisive answer to your