A reader asked me whether the rules for forming possessives had changed. He was taught that, for plural nouns ending in -s, you add just an apostrophe, but for singular nouns ending in -s, you add an ...

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, ...

As any regular reader of this column can tell you, possessives aren’t as hard as they seem. Usually, if you just take it slow and remember the rules, you can avoid mistakes like “the Smith’s house” ...