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0What is proper?02br
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00We saw Dad and Mom's new boat.02br
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02br 02br 00We saw Dad and Mom's new boat. 01i 00 02i 02br 02br 02br 01i 00Incorrect:02i 02br 01ul 01li 00 We’re going to Mom’s and Dad’s house for Thanksgiving. 02li 02ul 01i 00 Correct:02i 02br 01ul 01li 00 We’re going to Mom and Dad’s house for Thanksgiving.

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  • 02br 02br 00We saw Dad and Mom's new boat.
  • 01i 00 02i 02br 02br 02br 01i 00Incorrect:02i 02br 01ul 01li 00 We’re going to Mom’s and Dad’s house for Thanksgiving.
  • 02li 02ul 01i 00 Correct:02i 02br 01ul 01li 00 We’re going to Mom and Dad’s house for Thanksgiving.
  • ) 02li 01li 00 We’re going to Mom’s and Dad’s houses for Thanksgiving.
  • ) 02li 02ul 00 If this structure lends itself to misinterpretation, recast the sentence to avoid ambiguity.
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0What is proper?02br
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00We saw Dad and Mom's new boat. (01font00YES!02font00)02br
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00We saw Dad's and Mom's new boat (01font00Wrong!02font00)02br
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00 Joint possessives02h3

00 In the case of joint possession, i.e., when two
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0 Nice article! But please write the full link to it, not only [top]02br
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00For all others: 01a05000 02a0230hrefhttp://web.mit.edu/comdor/editguide/style-matters/punctuation.html
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0You are correct, an apostrophe is not required after Dad. This is called compound possession0-
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