- 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)
- English notation for hour, minutes and seconds
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, which is for minutes, and which is for seconds? Is it the common way to write duration of time elapsed? Do they have a special pronunciation?
- 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
- grammar - “other’s lives” vs. “others’ lives” - English Language . . .
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
- 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
- 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
- apostrophe - Johnsons or Johnsons - English Language Usage Stack . . .
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 hand, you are referring to their house, you have (at least) two choices: Possessive: the Johnsons' house (the house belonging to the Johnsons) Adjectival: the Johnson house (this would be more common if the house were
- Which is correct use of the apostophe in minutes?
You can use the apostrophe immediately after the s of minutes but need not add an extra s That would be incorrect "Ten minutes' walk" is fine "Ten minutes's walk" is incorrect Because it is a plural, adding another "s" is not correct So the answer is: several minutes' walk to the building Possessives and apostrophes has some good rules and explanations for this
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