Keen to avoid apostrophe abuse in your writing?
Do you understand the rules as to when an apostrophe is to be used?
Using apostrophes correctly is a very confusing business because they can be used for:
- Showing that something belongs to someone or something (possession)
- An abbreviated word or phrase indicating that letters are missing (omission)
- For an ironic or nuanced inflexion (otherwise known as ‘air quotes’)
- For titles of books and papers
- For quotations
- For speech within speech
Do you know where to position apostrophes correctly?
When and where is an apostrophe relevant in the plural form of nouns?
Whatever your age, you too can have a high apostrophe IQ…