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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Plural of surnames
How do you form the plural of surnames that end in es? I learned to add an additional es -- as in "The Jameses." Is that still the rule?
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That is the rule I follow.
- That is the rule I follow.
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That's about right; however, there are usually exceptions to the rules. For instance, the Hodges. In this case, it would be awkward to say the Hodgeses. Therefore, it should be the Hodges (as an Mr. and Mrs. Hodges). A lot of the time you have to go by the pronunciation.
-Karica
-Karica
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Hi,
I wouldn't really say there's 'a rule' about this.
In formal situations, my experience is that many people avoid the slight awkwardness of eg 'the Joneses' by saying things like 'the Jones family' or 'Tom and Mary Jones'.
I wouldn't really say there's 'a rule' about this.
In formal situations, my experience is that many people avoid the slight awkwardness of eg 'the Joneses' by saying things like 'the Jones family' or 'Tom and Mary Jones'.
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