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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

apostrophe

If I am having a house sign made up, should it read "the Moores" or "the Moore's" ---the last name is Moore
  

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If you mean "several people with the name Moore", it should be "The Moores".

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  • If you mean "several people with the name Moore", it should be "The Moores".
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If you mean "several people with the name Moore", it should be "The Moores".
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Anonymous If I am having a house sign made up, should it read "the Moores" or "the Moore's" ---the last name is Moore
If the intent is to say This house belongs to the Moores, i.e., This house is the Moores', then it's The Moores'.

If the intent is We are the Moores or The Moores live here, then it's The Moores
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The Moore's house is lovely.
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EnglishmavenThe Moore's house is lovely.
No -- you could refer to a single person as "Moore," but not "The Moore."
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