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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Plural of surnames ending in s

Hello......... how do you correctly spell surnames that end in s..........

For example I want to title Christmas cards ....... The James

The Jameses

The James'

The James's

Which one ... if any is correct........... the surname is James

thanks

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Why not "Happy Holidays from the James family"? If you want to sign "The Jameses" then use the es. Never, ever use an apostrophe to form a plural for noun.

— BarbaraPA

  • Why not "Happy Holidays from the James family"?
  • If you want to sign "The Jameses" then use the es.
  • Never, ever use an apostrophe to form a plural for noun.
  • It's never book's or apple's or James' to mean more than one book, more than one apple, or more than one member of the James family.
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Why not "Happy Holidays from the James family"?

If you want to sign "The Jameses" then use the es.

Never, ever use an apostrophe to form a plural for noun. It's never book's or apple's or James' to mean more than one book, more than one apple, or more than one member of the James family.
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