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: • From ...

Apostrophes are equal opportunity humiliators. As I wrote recently, apostrophes incriminate less-word-savvy types by popping up in plurals like “We play bridge with the Smith’s” and “He had two ...

Apostrophes are equal opportunity humiliators. As I wrote recently, apostrophes incriminate less-word-savvy types by popping up in plurals like "We play bridge with the Smith's" and "He had two ...

My husband, Steve, and I have a newborn baby. His name is Silas. We figured you would know the answer to our “punctuation” question. For your reference, I am also asking my Uncle Jerry. Though ...

Martha Brockenbrough, the founder of National Grammar Day and the Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar, tells host Rachel Martin about what she has referred to as an "apostrophe catastrophe." The ...

My husband, Steve, and I have a newborn baby. His name is Silas. We figured you would know the answer to our "punctuation" question. For your reference, I am also asking my Uncle Jerry. Though ...