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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Plural pronouns

Which of the following is correct:

He used to own a few Ferraris and several BMWs.
or
He used to own a few Ferrari's and several BMW's.

Or is it Ferraris as a simple plural and BMW's with the apostrophe being one of abbreviation because W stands for Werke, so therefore:

a few Ferraris and several BMW's?

And what about if it isn't a company name:
E.g. 'Is Mary here?'

Sorry, no Marys live at this address.
Sorry, no Mary's live at this address.
  

Top answer

With a tiny number of possible pathological exceptions (for example, when writing the plural of the letter "a"), you should never use an apostrophe to form a plural. So, you should write "Ferraris", "BMWs", "Marys".

— Mr Wordy

  • With a tiny number of possible pathological exceptions (for example, when writing the plural of the letter "a"), you should never use an apostrophe to form a plural.
  • So, you should write "Ferraris", "BMWs", "Marys".
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With a tiny number of possible pathological exceptions (for example, when writing the plural of the letter "a"), you should never use an apostrophe to form a plural.

So, you should write "Ferraris", "BMWs", "Marys".
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Mr WordyWith a tiny number of possible pathological exceptions (for example, when writing the plural of the letter "a"), you should never use an apostrophe to form a plural.So, you should write "Ferraris", "BMWs", "Marys".
I am a non-native English speaker and I find your answers very helpful. I would really appreciate your advice on the plural form of "Merced
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I believe it should be Mercedes. I cannot guarantee it but I am 80% sure.
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