WNW: The Apostrophe Song!
This error drives. Me. Crazy.
I addressed the issue right before Christmas one year begging people to NOT use an apostrophe on their gift tags (such as, "to the Smith's") because that implies ownership. (To the Smith's what? Their dog?)
With gift tags and such, we're talking PLURAL situations. Plural.
(Say it with me. PLLLLUUUURRRAAAL.) Plurals take an S.
And they take NO APOSTROPHE. That's possessive (ownership).
Therefore, you're giving cookies to a group of people all called Smith. Hence, span
I addressed the issue right before Christmas one year begging people to NOT use an apostrophe on their gift tags (such as, "to the Smith's") because that implies ownership. (To the Smith's what? Their dog?)
With gift tags and such, we're talking PLURAL situations. Plural.
(Say it with me. PLLLLUUUURRRAAAL.) Plurals take an S.
And they take NO APOSTROPHE. That's possessive (ownership).
Therefore, you're giving cookies to a group of people all called Smith. Hence, span
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