Questions relating to the use of the apostrophe (’).
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Plural of “uh-oh” and “oh-no”
Does the plural form of uh-oh and oh-no include an apostrophe? So is it "uh-oh's and oh-no's" or "uh-ohs and oh-nos"?
I've seen it both ways and cannot find a definitive answer anywhere.
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's 's ?! Works or not? [closed]
If we are talking about hats for example.
Mine is blue.Tom's is white.
Can I use the contraction of is in the previous sentence.
So it'll be like this 'Tom's 's white' !!
Is it grammatically ...
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Name, Conditions, and Pluralization of “Conscience' sake”
In some versions of the Bible, 1 Cor. 10:25 contains the phrase conscience' sake with no s following the possessive apostrophe of conscience, which does not end with s, as in:
New American ...
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How to denote possession with “Bureau of Statistics” [duplicate]
When denoting possession with Bureau of Statistics, does one use "Bureau's of Statistics" or "Bureau of Statistics'"?
E.g.
according to the Bureau's of Statistics Consumer Price Index
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Apostrophe Usage with Arkansas [duplicate]
Currently, we are having an issue at work where we may not be able to tack on apostrophes to words programmatically, in order to make them possessive, because of certain edge cases; such as Arkansas' ...
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What’s the word for the habit of writing “play’d” or “revolv’d”?
I’m working on an 18th-century manuscript, and I’m trying to explain to others the use of ’d in past tense verbs.
Is there a word that encompasses the usage of ’d in early 18th-century manuscripts? ...
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Usage of both apostrophe and “of” together [duplicate]
I was reading Agatha Christie’s The Murder of Roger Ackroyd and noticed following sentence:
About those boots of Ralph Paton’s.
It is really in old (old as in early or mid twentieth century) ...
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Should I answer the phone with “Mr. Beltz’s office” or “Mr. Beltz’ office”?
How would you pronounce the following when answering a phone for a boss whose last name is Beltz? Some people are saying Mr. Beltz’s office, pronouncing the extra s, and someone else thinks you should ...
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Apostrophes and s's [duplicate]
I always forget the rule about if something is possessive put 's at the end, for example "the sailor's hat". I know some people say to remember because it has a different meaning if it's plural (e.g. ...
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How to use possessives apostrophes when the word ends with a symbol?
For example, if I want to say an account of Google+, is it the same as say a Google+'s account?
In other words, are possessives formed in the same way as always, no matter whether the word ends in ...
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“Theirs” vs. “their’s” [closed]
Which of the following two sentences is correct?
Your grammar is terrible, but you insult people for theirs?
Your grammar is terrible, but you insult people for their’s?
What would be correct ...
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Use of Apostrophes - FAQs vs FAQ's [duplicate]
Is it also correct to say FAQ's as some sites like http://transition.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety/rf-faqs.html refer? Or is FAQs the right and correct way to say it?
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Using apostrophes correctly
I've read a great article about the usage of apostrophes. But there are still some points that are unclear.
Why do we say...
school project but not school's project?
car service but not car's ...
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In the sentence below, is the apostrophe after the 's' correct? [closed]
This commitment ensures when there is an opportunity to improve on our members’ quality of life, we have the information needed
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Why are apostrophes so important? [closed]
Why are apostrophes so important? Where did they come from? Wouldn't it be better to just get rid of them altogether?
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I'm trying to show ownership to a plural noun in parentheses
I'm drafting a lease document and have to state the following provision.
The Lessee(s) holds the Lessor and the United States harmless from any loss, liability or damages resulting from the ...
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What's the difference between “a picture of the king” and “a picture of the king's”? [closed]
A picture of the king.
A picture of the king's.
What exactly is the difference between the two?
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What’s the pronunciation of “ s’ ”? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the pronunciation of the possessive words that already end in s?
“The Weasley twins’ friend, Lee Jordan, was doing the commentary for
the match.”
Do ...
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Why is an apostrophe used in the genitive “-’s”?
The English possessive isn’t a contraction, but rather a relic of the grammatical case system, so why is an apostrophe used in (most) forms of the possessive?
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Proper apostrophe usage? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the proper way to write the plural of a single letter? (another apostrophe question)
Plurals of acronyms, letters, numbers — use an apostrophe or not?
Take for ...
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Where did the practice of using apostrophes for possessive nouns but not pronouns originate?
Where did the practice of using apostrophes for possessive nouns but not pronouns originate?
For example, possessive nouns (both proper and common) are written with a apostrophe before the final s:
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Chained possessive words [duplicate]
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“My wife and I’s seafood collaboration dinner”
I’m sure there are better ways to write the following sentence, but I was curious to know if this sentence is ...
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What’s the plural of “Valentine’s”
If I want to form the plural of “Valentine’s” as a short form of “Saint Valentine’s Day” – where do I put the apostrophe(s)? Is it possible at all?
I believe that Valentines’, although the normal ...
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Do's and don'ts - wrong apostrophe? [duplicate]
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“Do’s” and “don’ts” or “do’s” and “don’t’s”?
I always see Do's and don'ts, but in my opinion it must be "Dos and don'ts", or is there any rule where there is an ...
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“Each other's presence” vs. “each others' presence” [closed]
Which of the following is correct?
spend time in each other's presence
spend time in each others' presence
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Use of apostrophe in days?
Is it:
As Lilly lay down tucked up in her bed, all the days events span round in her head.
or
As Lilly lay down tucked up in her bed, all the day’s events span round in her head.
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When an item belongs to Bob, is it Bob's item or Bobs item [closed]
Should I use:
That is Bob's phone
He is Bob's student
Bob's car is red
or:
That is Bobs phone
He is Bobs student
Bob's car is red
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Explaining the apostrophe in this quotation [closed]
Stumbled upon The Case For Mitt Romney:
So far, under Obama, private sector job growth has vastly outpaced the public sector. And the big public unions, like the teachers', have been directly ...
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Possessive Form of a Proper Noun Ending in a Plural Noun Ending in “s”?
I don't think this has yet been covered in any of the other questions on similar topics. There was one other very similar question, however, it was not specifically talking about the case where the ...
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Apostrophe and plurals of abbreviations [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the correct way to pluralize an acronym?
I was in Middlesbrough yesterday and spotted:
CJ’s Cafe
So far, so good, I thought. A selection of the delights within ...
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What will be the possessive form of the word “Tipsy” used as a noun? [closed]
The Microsoft Word grammar check shows "Tipsy's" to be wrongly formed. I thought "Tipsy'" would do the job and it was shown as correct. However, it occurred to me that Tipsy does not end in a 'z' or ...
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“Boys bicycle” vs. “boy's bicycle” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
User’s Guide vs Users’ Guide
When describing, for example, a bicycle for boys as "a boys bicycle", should it be "boy's" or "boys"? The phrase is not implying ownership ...
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Apostrophe in multiple plural posession [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
“Nikki’s and Alice’s X” vs. “Nikki and Alice’s X”
Preferred way to apostrophise in case of dual or multiple ownership by distinct entities
(writers' and teachers' ...
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Using apostrophes with plural and possession
We have something going to print today, but everyone in the office is arguing as to where to correctly place the apostrophe in the sentence (if at all!)
The sentence is:
Bring your event into the ...
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To apostrophe or not to apostrophe [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
User’s Guide vs Users’ Guide
I am sorry if this is really obvious but I can't work out from Wikipedia if it's right to use one here. My English is terrible but I try:
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Apostrophe `s` and adjective [closed]
I'm a bit confused if I can use adjective after a noun with apostrophe s.
I broke Jim's fragile figure.
I broke fragile figure of Jim.
For example, which of these two sentences is correct?
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Using of 's, 've and 'd: official or colloquial? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Using contracted forms (“don't”, “let's”) in a formal text
Usage of contractions like “it's” and “that's” in ...
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Did President Obama break punctuation rules in his tweet? [closed]
After Clint Eastwood's RNC convention speech, President Obama tweeted as follows:
This seat's taken.
Did he break any apostrophe punctuation rules? I am guessing he didn't as I haven't heard any ...
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Does the Oakland Athletics logo misuse the apostrophe?
For years I have thought the Oakland Athletics baseball team has misused the apostrophe. I've always thought the "A" is an abbreviation for "Athletic" and the "s" makes "Athletic" plural. Is my ...
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What’s the correct plural possessive of “kids”?
I know that children’s books is correct, but for some reason I want to say kids books, even though I know that it’s a plural possessive noun ending in an s.
A quick search on the web turns up Barnes ...
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How do I express possession of an item owned by enumerated groups of several individuals? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
“Nikki's and Alice's X” vs. “Nikki and Alice's X”
Preferred way to apostrophise in case of dual or multiple ownership by distinct ...
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2answers
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User’s/Users’/Users Group [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
“User's guide” vs. “users' guide”
If referring to a Users Group (meaning a group made up of multiple individual users who have some ...
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1answer
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Apostrophe after Proper Noun ending with s [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the correct possessive for nouns ending in s?
When did it become correct to add an 's' to a singular possessive already ending in 's'?
Today's ...
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3answers
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“One of my friend's father” vs. “one of my friends' father” [duplicate]
Duplicate:
Possessive form of “one of [a list]”?
Plural possessive with separate posessions
What is correct:
One of my friend's father is serving in the Navy.
One of my ...
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24-hours notice vs. 24-hour's notice vs. 24-hours' notice [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Phrasing “An hour's rest”
In the sentence
"You must provide 24-hours notice."
which is correct:
24-hours notice
24-hour's notice
24-hours' notice
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Apostrophes in contractions: shan't, sha'n't or sha'nt?
I came across the word sha'n't when reading Winnie the Pooh the other day and it cast me into a Thoughtful Mood concerning the Appropriate Spelling of this word.
This word is a contraction of "shall ...
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Using apostrophe s before gerunds (nouns ending in `-ing`)
I understanding that the following sentence is reasonably good for expressing the given idea.
(1.) This method is likely to be biased since this requires participants to bring their own laptops.
...
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Use of lone apostrophe for plural?
I've been reading William Manchester's book "American Caesar", which is about Douglas MacArthur, and I found that he uses a strange convention for pluralizing the family name. When talking about the ...
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1answer
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Apostrophe usage on proper nouns already having one [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Possessive of a word that's already possessive?
There is a famous pizza restaurant named "Domino's". In our city their rivals accept vouchers issued by Domino's. The ...
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What is the proper apostrophe placement when using the letter N in place of the word “and”? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What rules determine the apostrophe placement in “ham 'n eggs” and similar expressions?
What is the proper apostrophe placement for using the letter N in place of the ...
