Dear English-speaking peoples:

While I suppose I can see how one can be adverse to gossip, the phrase you're looking for is averse to gossip.

Dear people of the English-speaking world:

You never, ever, ever make something plural by adding an apostrophe. Please stop making me twitch.

Sincerely,
The management.

Quick grammar question:

She didn't know if anyone besides her had noticed.

Should that be besides or beside? Or is this one of those things where either is (annoyingly) correct?