Apostrophes are equal opportunity humiliators. As I wrote recently, apostrophes incriminate less-word-savvy types by popping up in plurals like “We play bridge with the Smith’s” and “He had two ...

A friend emailed recently to ask about the grammar on a T-shirt that read: “The only minority destroying the country are the billionaires.” His question: “Am I wrong or is the grammar on her T-shirt ...

Do you know how we can turn a singular noun into a plural noun? The solution is simple. Just add an '-s' at the end of the word, and whoosh, the job is done. The word 'house' becomes 'houses', 'word' ...

Conflicts are always brewing in the grammar world. This time, I'm talking about the singular "they." I'll need a little time to explain the concept. Have patience. A sentence often starts with a ...

“There was a time a few years ago when the United States was spoken of in the plural number,” reads an article published April 24th, 1887, in The Washington Post. “Men said ‘the United States are’ — ...

Is ‘majority’ singular or plural? The word “majority” can be either singular or plural, depending on whether we are talking about a group or collection of individuals or the individuals in a group. If ...