Until recently, apostrophes were used to form the plurals of abbreviations (MA’s), dates (1980’s) and words or characters serving as words (if’s and but’s). Today we ...

In 2017, an anonymous vigilante spent their nights travelling round the streets of Bristol with their self-made 'apostrophiser'. Their mission: to correct the city’s poorly punctuated signs.

He walks softly and carries a big stick. He uses it to make marks that look like little sticks. He prowls the streets at night, terrorizing shopkeepers and sign makers alike. But I’m betting regular ...

A discussion about punctuation marks is like opening the Pandora`s Box. Out come the full stop (.), the comma (,), the semi colon (;), the colon (), the question mark ...

Wednesday was a dark day for the apostrophe, used in the English language to indicate the possessive case ("Joe's Pub") or a contraction ("I'm here."). In New York, apostrophes took center stage in ...

One of the first things new copy editors learn is that they should change the contraction ‘til to the word till, or, in more formal contexts, until. Then, if they’re anything like me, they spend the ...

An English language teacher has shared her definitive guide on how to use apostrophes. YouTuber Lucy Earl, who vlogs under the name English With Lucy, released a helpful video guide in a bid to help ...

If there's one thing I know about conversational writing, it's this: you always have the liberty to occasionally go amiss with grammatical rules to make the conversation fun and engaging! Also, ...

Apostrophes are used for two main jobs, showing possession and showing omission. When the noun is plural and already ends in 's', move the apostrophe to the end, like this. students' behaviour or ...