By Regards, Apostrophes

English is nearly consistent and logical with regard to the position of the genitive apostrophe. If there is no s at the end of the word in its basic form, the apostrophe comes before the genitive s. In other words, your first sentence is correct.We like each other.Not: We like each...

Feebs11 wrote:It is The College of the Queen. The same applies to King's College, Cambridge, founded by King Henry VI - it is the College of the King.The other examples you provided were named for someone/somewhere, so the possessive is not used. In the case of your institution, I would avoid...

Hi Van, This is one of those cases where an industry has invented a noun for a special purpose (on-call) and they'll have to be the ones to decide how it should be used. Just a few observations: if it's going to be a hyphenated word I suggest you not use spaces (on -calls/on- calls). ...

I hope the following will settle the issue as to whether to use 's or s' with regard to names. How to use Apostrophes 5. When names end with the letter 's', either use is acceptable: James' wife or James's wife. (It is often said that the choice between the two should be made on how...

Thank you, CalfJim. You wrote: My daughter goes to a girls' school. This one is possible. A school for girls. It seems to me that this version without the apostrophe is also common. You might wait for a second opinion on this. >> In regard to my initial question of whether an...

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Hi, Is this the correct structure with regard to the words "today's""vehicles"and "windshield" in this sentence are the apostrophe's in the correct placement or not ? How would be the correct way to say this if this is incorrect ? Here is the sentence : "Driving on today's highways can be...

Is this the correct structure with regard to the words "today's""vehicles"and "windshield" in this sentence are the apostrophe's in the correct placement or not ? How would be the correct way to say this if this is incorrect ? Here is the sentence : "Driving on today's highways can be...

Hi, I have a question. On a new set of business cards I'm building, the client wants to use the words "Headquarters Office." My question is in regards to "Headquarters Office." Should it be Headquarters Office or Headquarter's Office or Headquarters' Office? I did some searches online, and I...

Believer wrote: Hi, I think there are two schools?? of thought in regard to how to look at the process of determining when to or when not to put an apostrophe in the case of those involving what seems to be possessive cases. 1st school??: If you are able to replace the phrase with 'of',...