Apostrophe'''''s, when did the rot set in?
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You'd never write "childrens".
Another question.
Say I have a painting that has to go to a gallery that is called the ''Freddie Sheers gallery'', and I need to confirm if it is going to said gallery or somewhere else, do I phrase it thus; 'Do we deliver to Freddie Sheer's Gallery', or do we deliver to 'the Freddie Sheers Gallery', as his name is already plural?
Say I have a painting that has to go to a gallery that is called the ''Freddie Sheers gallery'', and I need to confirm if it is going to said gallery or somewhere else, do I phrase it thus; 'Do we deliver to Freddie Sheer's Gallery', or do we deliver to 'the Freddie Sheers Gallery', as his name is already plural?
If it is the gallery belonging to Freddie Sheer, then it's "Freddie Sheer's gallery"
If it's the gallery belonging to Freddie Sheers, then it's "Freddie Sheers' gallery"
but if it is called "The Freddie Sheers Gallery" then it's "The Freddie Sheers Gallery" as that is its name.
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If it's the gallery belonging to Freddie Sheers, then it's "Freddie Sheers' gallery"
but if it is called "The Freddie Sheers Gallery" then it's "The Freddie Sheers Gallery" as that is its name.
(stops for 5 minutes to quintuple check everything in the above)
marshalla said:
If it is the gallery belonging to Freddie Sheer, then it's "Freddie Sheer's gallery"
If it's the gallery belonging to Freddie Sheers, then it's "Freddie Sheers' gallery"
but if it is called "The Freddie Sheers Gallery" then it's "The Freddie Sheers Gallery" as that is its name.
(stops for 5 minutes to quintuple check everything in the above)
So placing the apostrophe after the last letter can denote ownership as well as plurality(if that's a word)? Wouldn't that confuse matters; i.e. Freddie Sheers owns several galleries?If it's the gallery belonging to Freddie Sheers, then it's "Freddie Sheers' gallery"
but if it is called "The Freddie Sheers Gallery" then it's "The Freddie Sheers Gallery" as that is its name.
(stops for 5 minutes to quintuple check everything in the above)
daveco said:
So placing the apostrophe after the last letter can denote ownership as well as plurality(if that's a word)?
No - an apostrophe never indicates a plural. Convention is that it is placed after the terminal "s" for words which normally end that way. daveco said:
Wouldn't that confuse matters; i.e. Freddie Sheers owns several galleries?
No - there's only one gallerY - if he had multiple gallerIES the ending of that word would give it away.Freddy Sheers' gallery vs. Freddy Sheers' galleries.
The plurality of the owner has no bearing on the plurality of the owned.
Edited by marshalla on Wednesday 2nd February 12:42
marshalla said:
No - there's only one gallerY - if he had multiple gallerIES the ending of that word would give it away.
Freddy Sheers's gallery vs. Freddy Sheers' galleries.
The plurality of the owner has no bearing on the plurality of the owned.
So;Freddy Sheers's gallery vs. Freddy Sheers' galleries.
The plurality of the owner has no bearing on the plurality of the owned.
-Gordon Ramsays' Restaurants is correct as he owns several restaurants?
-Is it Freddie Sheers' Gallery or Freddie Sheers's gallery or are both correct if he owns only one gallery?
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