Rule for ‘s
Episode Ep 8 16 min 8s

Rule for ‘s

Send us Fan Mail Jacque hosts a podcast dedicated to teaching clear English, and today she focuses on Rule 1 from "The Elements of Style" by William Strunk Jr., which addresses forming possessive singular nouns by adding an apostrophe and the letter S. She explains that this rule is crucial for professional, correct, and understandable writing, using examples like "the girl's book" and "the dog's tail" to demonstrate how possession clarifies meaning. Jacque emphasizes that the apostrophe S ru...

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