In 2017, an anonymous vigilante spent their nights travelling round the streets of Bristol with their self-made 'apostrophiser'. Their mission: to correct the city’s poorly punctuated signs.

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 ...

He walks softly and carries a big stick. He uses it to make marks that look like little sticks. He prowls the streets at night, terrorizing shopkeepers and sign makers alike. But I’m betting regular ...

“This is the punctuation mark that has many sign painters mystified. Store awnings and windows, sides of trucks, even neon signs are peppered with wayward apostrophes.” — “Woe Is I,” Patricia T.

Mark Twain’s encounter with a particular foreign tongue inspired an essay called “The Awful German Language.” Welcome to a new feature of this column. We won’t call it “The Awful English Language.” ...

Welcome to Part 2 of the Ultimate Spelling Challenge! 🗣️Over the next 28 questions, you won’t just spot misspellings…You’ll ...

One of the first things new copy editors learn is that they should change the contraction ‘til to the word till, or, in more formal contexts, until. Then, if they’re anything like me, they spend the ...