Writing Tip 333: Please Stop Putting Apostrophes on Your Holiday Cards

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Sure, I already cover this in Get a Grip on Your Grammar, but ’tis the season for a reminder.

S3: E6 – Why “Soccer” instead of “Football,” Americans? Seriously, why?
S3: E5 – Where Do We Get the Word “Hipster”?
S3: E4 – The Origin of “Silhouette” & How Do You Spell “Piecemeal” (“Peacemeal”? “Piecemail”?) Anyway?
S3: E3 – The origin of “compete” and “boycott” & is “lineup” / “line up” one or two words anyway?
S3: E2 – “Bragging rights” (or “rites”)? “Rites (or “rights”) of passage”? And what’s the story about “braggadocio”?