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, ...

'The apostrophe's chequered history poses enormous challenges not only for learners of English, but clearly for native speakers too'. Photo: Alamy What did the apostrophe ever do to deserve this? To ...

So it is improper to place an apostrophe between the "0" and the "s." And when you remove digits from numbers or letters from words, you should use an apostrophe to denote something is missing. So the ...