Last week in this column we talked about some difficult possessives. This week, Bill in Williamsport, Pa., builds on that discussion with a question about a possessive issue we didn’t cover: “Joe is a ...

Everyone knows that the holidays are a great time to show your good will to man. But they’re also a great time to show your backside. From spiked eggnog to shameless re-gifting to caroling “the Lord ...

First, the possessive pronouns "theirs, his, hers, ours, its, yours" have no apostrophes. Second, all other possessive words do have apostrophes, as in "Joe's cat." ...