* apostrophes with proper names/nouns ending in s that are singular, follow the rule of writing what is voiced, eg, Keats's poetry, Sobers's batting, The Times's style (or Times style); and with names where the final “s” is soft, use the “s” apostrophe, eg, Rabelais' writings, Delors' presidency; plurals follow normal form, as Lehman Brothers' loss etc
Note that with Greek names of more than one syllable that end in "s", generally do not use the apostrophe "s", eg, Aristophanes' plays, Achilles' heel, Socrates' life, Archimedes' principle; but note Jesus's (not Jesus') parables. Beware of organisations that have variations as their house style, eg, St Thomas' Hospital, where we must respect their preference. Also, take care with apostrophes with plural nouns, eg, women's, not womens'; children's, not childrens'; people's, not peoples'.
Use the apostrophe in expressions such as two years' time, several hours' delay etc.
An apostrophe should be used to indicate the plural of single letters - p's and q's
* management-speak do not succumb, for example, to describing an organisation as meaninglessly as what was suggested in a press release: "interested in non-face-to-face, high-volume, low-unit-cost solutions that would require the front-loaded investment the voluntary sector cannot acquire". See 'jargon'.
* News International Rupert Murdoch is chairman and chief executive of News Corporation (second mention, News Corp), a name changed in November 2004 from The News Corporation Limited after incorporation in the United States; it can be described as "parent company of The Times".
A subsidiary of News Corp is News International (its full title is News International Ltd; was News International plc until June 2003), a British company that owns Times Newspapers Holdings. The operating subsidiary of Times Newspapers Holdings is Times Newspapers Ltd, publisher of The Times and The Sunday Times. Times Newspapers Holdings is chaired by Mr Murdoch and the board includes the independent national directors of The Times and The Sunday Times. It is thus the controlling company.
News Group Newspapers, another operating subsidiary of News International, is the publisher of The Sun and News of the World (and Sunday Magazine).
TSL Education Ltd (formerly Times Supplements Ltd) was another operating subsidiary of News International which published The Times Educational Supplement, The Times Higher Education Supplement, The Times Literary Supplement, Nursery World, TES College Manager and TES Primary magazine. Worldwide Learning Ltd, a subsidiary of TSL Education, is a provider of global distance learning solutions. The Times Literary Supplement is still owned by News International.
The Times Educational Supplement is now better known simply as the (l/c, roman) TES; what was The Times Higher Education Supplement is now Times Higher Education and branded as the (l/c, roman) THE. Both publications, with Nursery World and other publications, are still owned by TSL Education, but that company and its titles were bought from News International by Exponent Private Equity in 2005.
News Ltd is the Australian arm of News Corp.
Twentieth Century Fox (or 20th Century Fox in logo form), Fox News, Fox Sports etc are part of the Fox Entertainment Group, which is 82.1 per cent owned by News Corp.
Mr Murdoch does not "own" any of these companies, though his family is the largest single (though not majority) shareholder in News Corp. See BSkyB, Murdoch, Rupert, The Times
* BSkyB News Corporation, parent company of The Times, owns 39.1 per cent of BSkyB (British Sky Broadcasting Ltd). So use the formula: BSkyB, in which News Corporation, parent company of The Times, has a 39.1 per cent stake ... Sky can also be called an associate company of News International, or of News Corp. See News International, The Times
* Brummie (not Brummy), Geordie, Scouse etc, people and dialect, all capped. See Cockney
* breastfeed(ing) no longer use hyphen
* e-mail but note E-Stamp, a registered trademark; note e-commerce
* jellybean one word
* poppadum
* possessives do not use inelegant "geographic possessives" such as London's East End, Colorado's Breckenridge ski resort: write the East End of London, Breckenridge, the Colorado ski resort. Similarly, do not use the possessive in phrases such as BBC One's Panorama programme: write the BBC One Panorama programme, or simply Panorama on BBC One
and much, much more pedantry...
News Group Newspapers, another operating subsidiary of News International, is the publisher of The Sun and News of the World (and Sunday Magazine).
TSL Education Ltd (formerly Times Supplements Ltd) was another operating subsidiary of News International which published The Times Educational Supplement, The Times Higher Education Supplement, The Times Literary Supplement, Nursery World, TES College Manager and TES Primary magazine. Worldwide Learning Ltd, a subsidiary of TSL Education, is a provider of global distance learning solutions. The Times Literary Supplement is still owned by News International.
The Times Educational Supplement is now better known simply as the (l/c, roman) TES; what was The Times Higher Education Supplement is now Times Higher Education and branded as the (l/c, roman) THE. Both publications, with Nursery World and other publications, are still owned by TSL Education, but that company and its titles were bought from News International by Exponent Private Equity in 2005.
News Ltd is the Australian arm of News Corp.
Twentieth Century Fox (or 20th Century Fox in logo form), Fox News, Fox Sports etc are part of the Fox Entertainment Group, which is 82.1 per cent owned by News Corp.
Mr Murdoch does not "own" any of these companies, though his family is the largest single (though not majority) shareholder in News Corp. See BSkyB, Murdoch, Rupert, The Times
* BSkyB News Corporation, parent company of The Times, owns 39.1 per cent of BSkyB (British Sky Broadcasting Ltd). So use the formula: BSkyB, in which News Corporation, parent company of The Times, has a 39.1 per cent stake ... Sky can also be called an associate company of News International, or of News Corp. See News International, The Times
* Brummie (not Brummy), Geordie, Scouse etc, people and dialect, all capped. See Cockney
* breastfeed(ing) no longer use hyphen
* e-mail but note E-Stamp, a registered trademark; note e-commerce
* jellybean one word
* poppadum
* possessives do not use inelegant "geographic possessives" such as London's East End, Colorado's Breckenridge ski resort: write the East End of London, Breckenridge, the Colorado ski resort. Similarly, do not use the possessive in phrases such as BBC One's Panorama programme: write the BBC One Panorama programme, or simply Panorama on BBC One
and much, much more pedantry...
