Apostrophes are the curly floating commas in sentences that usually indicate possession or a contraction. There are a few set phrases and holidays, however, that also use apostrophes. In fact, ...

BOSTON, England -- They jump out everywhere at John Richards, silent testaments to the declining standards of our time. Just four blocks from his house, for instance, is the Print Xpress copy shop, ...

At the point at which I gave an example of a parenthetic expression in last week's column, two possessive nouns were used without apostrophes. These were, 'Johns ', instead of 'John's' and 'neighbours ...