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Vlivef Posted 7 years ago
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I'll be at my friends house next weekend

Hi,

If you could comment on the following alternative 'constructs':
I'll be at my friends house next week (1) VERSUS I'll be at my friends' house next week (2)
According to the Google books corpus, both versions are nearly equally common in English.

(2) looks perfect English to me .... but not sure about (1).
Also, am I right in thinking that I'll be at my friends' next week (3) is ok, too?

  

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I'll be at my friends house next week. Incorrect, because friends is a possessive form and requires an apostrophe. I'll be at my friend's house next week.

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  • I'll be at my friends house next week.
  • Incorrect, because friends is a possessive form and requires an apostrophe.
  • I'll be at my friend's house next week.
  • Correct if there is is only one friend who lives in that house.
  • I'll be at my friends' house next week.
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I'll be at my friends house next week. Incorrect, because friends is a possessive form and requires an apostrophe.

I'll be at my friend's house next week. Correct if there is is only one friend who lives in that house.

I'll be at my friends' house next week. Correct if more than one friend resides in the house.

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vlivefnot sure about (1).

As already stated, it's wrong, but dropping apostrophes is becoming somewhat common, especially in the world of commerce. menswear is a good example. You'll see that kind of compounding in department stores and on clothing websites.

CJ

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