Malcolm Wood, an English teacher in North Yorkshire, England, did a double take recently as he passed by a quiet road, St. Mary’s Walk. The street’s new sign had no apostrophe. The change, part of the ...

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, ...

Virginia's Kenneth Parent snapped this photo at an Oregon motel this summer. Those apostrophes? You don't need them. (Kenneth Parent) Perspective by John Kelly Punctuation marks don’t come much ...