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 …

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 …

May 17, 2013 · Note that a prime ′ is not a straight-apostrophe ' or a printer's apostrophe ’, although straight-apostrophes are a reasonable approximation and printer's apostrophes do …

Sep 23, 2016 · The use of the apostrophe defines ownership of one or more people. So, if there is only one "guy" involved, the phrase would be "your guy's favorite cars." If, however, there is …

Nov 28, 2015 · "The Johnsons" is the correct answer. "The Johnson's" is a possessive form of the proper noun, as in the Johnson's house, the Johnson's blasé attitude towards telemarketers, …

Oct 13, 2015 · Let's be simple. I have many students, and one of them is John. I am checking exam copies. I am checking John's paper.

Aug 5, 2011 · Note that through the joys of Unicode we now have an actual prime symbol so you can do a′ now instead of using an apostrophe for the job. There are even double prime ″ and …

Feb 2, 2016 · If there is an apostrophe after both, then that automatically implies that there is separate possession of two different teams, one for the girls and one for the boys, forcing you …

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, …

Oct 24, 2014 · Mr. Jones has an ornmanent. Mr. Jones' ornament looks nice. (possessive option #1) Mr. Jones's ornament looks nice.