When I saw “men’s’ clothing” with two apostrophes, I figured it must be a typo. I was editing a professional writer who’s been on the job for years, and I know from experience that writers make typos, ...

Have you ever corrected someone mid-conversation because what he said just didn't sound right? What I'm talking about is words that sound like plurals and possessives but shouldn't be and vice versa.

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. Last week we dealt with some possessive questions when there were plural possessors. Now we’ll deal with other possessives ...

Last week, in an only moderately snarky post, I wrote: “I have come across a writer who knows how to form the plural possessive of a name ending in ‘s.’ Unicorns are real.” Someone commented: “I wish ...

When I saw “men’s’ clothing” with two apostrophes, I figured it must be a typo. I was editing a professional writer who’s been on the job for years, and I know from experience that writers make typos, ...

I haven’t done a real Grammar Police column in months, mostly because I haven’t been presented with a sufficiently intriguing new question to address in detail. However, I have been reminded of some ...