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Victo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Implied Reference

These OK?

I am going over to the Micawbers'.

I say an apostrophe after the 's' because 'home' or 'house' is implied.

BUT: I will be visiting the Micawbers. (Apostrophe in this one????)

the Joneses' car
Rich Jones's car

the Stevens family tree
the Stevenses' family tree
1 or 2? Adjectival or possessive in this one?

Thanks.
  

Top answer

I am going over to the Micawbers'. -- OK BUT: I will be visiting the Micawbers. -- Not if you are not implying the above.

— Mister Micawber

  • I am going over to the Micawbers'.
  • -- OK BUT: I will be visiting the Micawbers.
  • -- Not if you are not implying the above.
  • ) the Joneses' car-- OK Rich Jones's car-- OK the Stevens family tree-- OK the Stevenses' family tree-- awkward 1
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I am going over to the Micawbers'.
I say an apostrophe after the 's' because 'home' or 'house' is implied.-- OK

BUT: I will be visiting the Micawbers. (Apostrophe in this one??-- Not if you are not implying the above.)

the Joneses' car-- OK

Rich Jones's car-- OK

the Stevens family tree-- OK

the Stevenses' family
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