Possessives come up a lot in this column. That’s no surprise. They’re some of the most perplexing issues in English, as we saw in our recent column on Jess’s vs. Jess’ (P.S. both are acceptable). But ...

Have you ever corrected someone mid-conversation because what he said just didn't sound right? What I'm talking about is words that sound like plurals and possessives but shouldn't be and vice versa.

A natural follow-up to my last column about words that live in the plural is one about words that don’t get the regular “s” at the end. I should have thought of that myself, but, I will confess, a ...

Q: I drive a school bus, and this morning one of my seventh graders said to me, “Monte, did you see those deers on the side of the road?” I explained to him that certain words, like “deer,” are both ...

Relenting to their audience, the editors behind a popular New York Times game decided to break a rule. Credit...Giordano Dreissigacker Supported by By Lyna Bentahar Times Insider explains who we are ...