That’s it. I’m at the end of my rope. Or, more appropriately, “my rope’s end” — because what I’m so worked up about is the growing misuse of that puny piece of punctuation called the apostrophe. The ...

One of my favorite bucolic grammar tales is from a couple of years back. Over in England, the Mid Devon District Council created a punctuation firestorm when members proposed banning apostrophes from ...

Last week, I began my column with an "uh-oh!" It's "uh-oh" redux today. When I saw the telecast on one of the local news channels Monday morning, I said "Uh-oh!" The story was about an injured Cedar ...

Not long ago, if I saw a sentence like “Tommy gets A’s and B’s,” I would have changed it to “Tommy gets A’s and Bs.” But only if I was working for a publication that followed Los Angeles Times’ ...

Apostrophes are the curly floating commas in sentences that usually indicate possession or a contraction. There are a few set phrases and holidays, however, that also use apostrophes. In fact, ...

What’s that finely milled sugar used in baking called? At The Washington Post, it’s “confectioners’ sugar.” At least one reader thinks it should be “confectioner’s sugar.” Some manufacturers don’t ...

LONDON – On the streets of Birmingham, the queen's English is now the queens English. England's second-largest city has decided to drop apostrophes from all its street signs, saying they're confusing ...