Farmers markets are one of summer’s simplest, sweetest delights. Unless you care about proper apostrophe placement, in which case they’ll wilt your soul like arugula planted in full sun. First off, ...

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, ...

In the debate over whether the apostrophe should be eliminated, there may appear to be connection with real life. However, there isn’t—it can only be classified as a kind of journalistic kabuki. Not ...

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 ...

Donating the profits to help global efforts in fighting the COVID-19 outbreak: If one believes in lending a hand during these trying times, results in being happier, more productive and more ...

The apostrophe is out to get you. That innocent-looking little punctuation mark you learned about in elementary school has been plotting against you all your life. It’s not like the hyphen, which is ...

I fielded a question recently about “minding your p’s and q’s.” I had used that expression in a column a few weeks ago, and it prompted an email from a reader named Christine who was curious about the ...

Whatever possessed Vice President Kamala Harris to pick Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, it probably wasn’t a desire to inflame arguments about apostrophes. But it doesn’t take much to get ...

Whatever possessed Vice President Kamala Harris to pick Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, it probably wasn’t a desire to inflame arguments about apostrophes. But it doesn’t take much to get ...