Apostrophes Showing Possession - English Plus
englishplus.com › grammar › 00000131An apostrophe is normally used with the letter s to show ownership or possession. With most singular nouns, simply add an apostrophe plus the letter s to do this. An apostrophe plus s is never added to make a noun plural--even a proper noun. Incorrect: This is Joans jacket. Correct: This is Joan's jacket. Incorrect: He ate four hot dog's at the ...
The Ownership of English - JSTOR
www.jstor.org › stable › 3587438the English (for the most part) live. The language and the people are bound together by both morphology and history. So they can legitimately lay claim to this linguistic territory. It belongs to them. And they are the custodians. If you want real or proper English, this is where it is to be found, preserved, and listed like a property of the