The apostrophe is out to get you. That innocent-looking little punctuation mark you learned about in elementary school has been plotting against you all your life. It’s not like the hyphen ...

After 18 years, the Apostrophe Protection Society has been disbanded by its founder and chairman, retired journalist John Richards. Despite his best efforts, he says, he lost the battle for proper ...

A skincare startup got bought for $190 million—then shut down. Here's what entrepreneurs can learn from the rise and fall of Apostrophe and how to stay focused on what really grows your business.

The apostrophe’s other main job is to show that letters or numbers have been omitted, usually in contractions. “I’ve known him for years.” “He’s a great guy.” “It’ll be cold ...

Last year, the Apostrophe Protection Society was disbanded, having supposedly failed in its mission. But what is the correct use of the grammatical mark anyway, asks Helene Schumacher.

When we talk of decades like the 80s and 90s, an apostrophe before the number makes it clear that weve left off the 19 (or 18), but most people stick the apostrophe before the s instead anyway. 5.

While cautioning about the difference in meaning between “parent organization” and parents’ organization,” the University’s style manual also notes, “The Office of the Board of Regents has adopted a ...

'The apostrophe shouldn't be there, no,' admits a jolly man on the end of the line. 'It would appear to be human error, though rogue apostrophes do seem to be increasingly prevalent.

For Apostrophe (‘), released on March 22, 1974, became, and remains, Zappa’s commercial high-water mark, thanks in large part to an edited version of its knee-slapping opening number, "Don’t ...

I've used GNOME for years, but I've never tried out Apostrophe, an app created and maintained by Manuel Genovés on GNOME Circle. Available to everyone running Linux, this handy, lightweight ...