Welcome to the Wild West of possessive punctuation. After 18 years, the Apostrophe Protection Society has been disbanded by its founder and chairman, retired journalist John Richards. Despite his ...

That could be possessive, or [book] could be a verb. But that’s the kind of situation that is hardly ever going to happen.” It’s probably best if Chairman Richards and Professor Gibson don ...

People who pride themselves on their punctuation skills know these are wrong. ... To form the possessive of a noun that ends in S, AP style has separate rules for proper names and generic nouns.

If all you latent copy editors will gather round, the quiz will begin. The first question deals with punctuation in possessive constructions. Don't go away! These sentences plop upon your desk ...

Having suffered through various viruses, chest colds and allergies this summer, I now seem to be afflicted with a new, mysterious malady known as “obsessive possessive compulsive disorder.&#8… ...

Plural possessives wreak havoc in the business world. The words men, ... JUNE CASAGRANDE is author of “The Best Punctuation Book, Period.” She can be reached at [email protected]. Advertisement.

The reasoning for the punctuation of “Jr.,’s” is pretty straightforward. ... With “Jr.” occurring in the middle of a line, where else is the possessive indicator supposed to go?

Welcome to the Wild West of possessive punctuation. After 18 years, the Apostrophe Protection Society has been disbanded by its founder and chairman, retired journalist John Richards. Despite his ...