- Apostrophe vs. Single Quote - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
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 (an abhorrent anachronism of mechanical typewriters)
- Apostrophe s or ss - When to use each? [duplicate]
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 Fadnavis's resignation, the the NCP-Congress leaders combined met Governor and staked claim to form the Government Fadnavis is the name of the Chief Minister (for your
- apostrophe - Is it mens or mens? And whats the rule? - English . . .
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 possessive in speech, so there's no reason to do it in writing, either So after you get out you can just omit the apostrophe like we do in speaking and write mens room the way it's pronounced Most native speakers don't
- What is the proper apostrophe placement when using the letter N in . . .
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 word "
- punctuation - Apostrophe after first use of acronym - English Language . . .
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 s wit
- punctuation - Any reference on the usage of a backtick and single . . .
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 N2043 to the Unicode consortium
- Plurals of acronyms, letters, numbers — use an apostrophe or not?
The general rule is that you should not use an apostrophe to form the plurals of nouns, abbreviations, or dates made up of numbers: just add -s (or -es, if the noun in question forms its plural with - es)
- apostrophe - Individuals or individuals - English Language Usage . . .
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, e g
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