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  1. Apostrophe vs. Single Quote - English Language & Usage Stack …

    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 …

  2. Apostrophe s' or s's - When to use each? [duplicate]

    Nov 28, 2019 · 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 …

  3. punctuation - Any reference on the usage of a backtick and single ...

    Mar 30, 2016 · 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 …

  4. apostrophe - Is it "men's" or "mens'"? And what's the rule? - English ...

    Jul 26, 2020 · 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 …

  5. apostrophe - Individual's or individuals' - English Language & Usage ...

    Dec 3, 2020 · 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.

  6. grammar - “other’s lives” vs. “others’ lives” - English Language ...

    Oct 13, 2015 · 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.

  7. apostrophe - Else's or Elses' or Elses - English Language & Usage Stack ...

    Nov 17, 2015 · In the statement: In life, try to often make yourself a minor character in someone elses novel. where - if anywhere - does the apostrophe go?

  8. Which one is correct: "bachelor's and master's degrees", or without ...

    Oct 7, 2019 · It is not a duplicate. I know there is apostrophe in master's degree, and there is no apostrophe in doctoral degree. However, I'm not sure if there are apostrophes in formulation …

  9. punctuation - Apostrophe after first use of acronym - English Language ...

    Jul 30, 2016 · 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...

  10. English notation for hour, minutes and seconds

    May 17, 2013 · 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, …