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Baby one more time

Is it Britney Spears’ legacy or Britney Spears’s legacy? In other words, how do we take a singular noun that ends in s and make it possessive?

Writing tipsIndia LopezApril 10, 2017Possessives, Apostrophes, Singular or plural, By IndiaComment

It's Britney's, b****

Possessive apostrophes can be a minefield. Where does the s go? Should there even be an s at all? We have the answers.

Writing tipsIndia LopezApril 3, 2017Possessives, Apostrophes, Singular or plural, By IndiaComment

A numbers game

Should we say "there is a number of" or "there are a number of"? This week, we talk about determiners.

Writing tipsIndia LopezJanuary 16, 2017A number of, Singular or plural, Determiners, Quantifiers, Quantifying determiners, By India, GrammarComment