
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 …
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, …
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.
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 - Individual's or individuals' - English Language
Dec 3, 2020 · Because you have used the plural, you must, by the normal rules, place the apostrophe after the final "s". However, you could just as easily use "individual" in the singular, …
apostrophe - Johnson's or Johnsons - English Language & Usage …
Aug 5, 2018 · If the phrase is intended as a signature, then the possessive does not apply; it's a simple plural - the members of the Johnson family are simply "The Johnsons". If, on the other …
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 - It's unconventional, but is "T's & C's" technically ...
Oct 18, 2014 · It looks a bit weird and isn't the commonly used term, but is it not correct? The apostrophe would be marking the shortening of "terms" to "t" and "conditions" to "c", of course.
grammar - Two year's experience or two years' experience or two …
Dec 29, 2015 · 0 I will disagree, and support the position that an apostrophe indicating possession is now not necessary in such phrases - where the plural is being used. So two weeks notice …
Apostrophe s' or s's - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Nov 28, 2019 · Closed 5 years ago. In this sentence should I use Apostrophe as s's or s'? I am always confused with what exactly the rule behind s' and s's. The sentence is: Hours later …