
Apostrophe vs. Single Quote - English Language & Usage Stack …
An apostrophe is typically interchangeable with a single-close-quote, but it can be different within a more specialized font face. One could be forgiven for using a neutral single quote in a pinch …
apostrophe - Is it "men's" or "mens'"? And what's the rule?
Jul 26, 2020 · While you're in school you can spell it men's (also women's, children's, oxen's, sheep's, deer's) with just plain old Apostrophe-S. You can't tell the singular from the plural …
apostrophe - Etymology of "let us" and "let's" - English Language ...
5 Why the apostrophe? The brainchild of a Frenchman called Geoffroy Tory, the apostrophe was born in 1529 and adopted by British typographers in 1559. Originally, its use was to show a …
English notation for hour, minutes and seconds
May 17, 2013 · I'm more used to "01:05:56", for example. How do you represent the hour, minutes, and seconds using the apostrophe and quotes punctuations? Which is for the hour, …
apostrophe - Mars's or Mars'? - English Language & Usage Stack …
It all started when I saw people, for example, saying Mars' atmosphere, according to my knowledge, the only time you have an apostrophe without an "s" is when said word is plural, …
apostrophe - How do I refer to multiple people with the same …
Mar 3, 2020 · My daughter now has her own bedroom. She doesn't want her sister to come in. She has made a sign. "No Paiges Allowed!" What is the correct apostrophy use on "Paiges" …
punctuation - Any reference on the usage of a backtick and single ...
Mar 30, 2016 · A paper by Michael Everson written in 1999, On the apostrophe and quotation mark, with a note on Egyptian transliteration characters, submitted as working group document …
punctuation - Apostrophe after first use of acronym - English …
Jul 30, 2016 · If I am writing a letter and I use an office title for the first time, I will include the acronym, but if the office title has a possessive, apostrophe s, will the acronym have the …
apostrophe - Minute's vs Minutes - English Language & Usage …
Apr 30, 2020 · That said, the apostrophe is essentially never used for pluralization in standard written English, though it appears commonly enough in plurals that such use has a nickname, …
grammar - “other’s lives” vs. “others’ lives” - English Language ...
Oct 13, 2015 · I'm not sure which of the following is correct: having an impact on other’s lives having an impact on others’ lives I just can’t figure out how the apostrophe should be used.