In the debate over whether the apostrophe should be eliminated, there may appear to be connection with real life. However, there isn’t—it can only be classified as a kind of journalistic kabuki. Not ...

Those of us who respect and appreciate proper apostrophe usage awoke yesterday to some upsetting news: John Richards, one of the most ardent defenders of the correct use of the apostrophe, is giving ...

LONDON – On the streets of Birmingham, the queen's English is now the queens English. England's second-largest city has decided to drop apostrophes from all its street signs, saying they're confusing ...

INTERNATIONAL Apostrophe Day was a couple weeks back, on Aug. 16. I didn’t need to bake a cake to celebrate because every day is an apostrophe day for me and my kind. That makes me unfit to serve on ...

I fielded a question recently about “minding your p’s and q’s.” I had used that expression in a column a few weeks ago, and it prompted an email from a reader named Christine who was curious about the ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

A council which banned apostrophes from the names of new streets because it did not want to baffle residents with punctuation has decided to reverse the decision. The leader of Mid Devon Council said ...