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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Dumb question

Is it my client's or my clients.....I am dumb....I know
  

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Hi Plural forms in English are nearly always written without an apostrophe. However, if you meant a possesive form, you do have to use one. But this is not entirely clear from what you've written.

  • Hi Plural forms in English are nearly always written without an apostrophe.
  • However, if you meant a possesive form, you do have to use one.
  • But this is not entirely clear from what you've written.
  • So, almost never an apostrophe with plurals.
  • g.
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Hi

Plural forms in English are nearly always written without an apostrophe. However, if you meant a possesive form, you do have to use one. But this is not entirely clear from what you've written.

So, almost never an apostrophe with plurals. But:

Exceptions:

letters: e.g. ''Your t's look more like l's''
numerals: e.g.
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My CLIENT'S address = the address of one client; my CLIENTS' addresses = the addresses of two or more clientS.

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