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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Plural for Moss

Hello, I am trying to order personalized shirt for my husband using our last name, the top of the shirt would have the last name with Irish Pub underneath. I want to make sure I put the correct for the last name.

"Mosses" Irish pub?

"Moss" Irish Pub?

Thank you
  

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You asked for the plural, but I don't understand why. You only have one husband, so why plural? Did you mean to ask for the possessive?

  • You asked for the plural, but I don't understand why.
  • You only have one husband, so why plural?
  • Did you mean to ask for the possessive?
  • Does he own the pub?
  • , the Mosses, owns the pub, then it's: The Mosses' Irish Pub _______________ In either case you'll need the apostrophe ( ' ).
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You asked for the plural, but I don't understand why. You only have one husband, so why plural? Did you mean to ask for the possessive? Does he own the pub? In that case, it's:

Moss's
Irish Pub

If the whole family, i.e., the Mosses, owns the pub, then it's:

The Mosses'
Irish Pub
_____________

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