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, ...

In French, to show that someone possesses something, you use their word for “of,” which is “de”: La plume de ma tante. Spanish works the same way: La venganza de Moctezuma. Italian, too: Buca di Beppo ...

Before 1947, what we call Veterans Day was known as Armistice Day, when countries around the world took a moment to acknowledge the end of World War I, the "War to End All Wars." No one knew back then ...