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Question about apostrophe placement
Mary has numerous suitors, whom she calls her "fellas."
Mary also is a seamstress and make clothes for them and wishes to get a name brand copyright (on the "Mary's Fellas" part only).
Which is it?
Mary's fella's jeans
Marys' fellas' jeans
...or ???
You get the idea, I hope.
She wants to copyright the brand name so the apostrophe needs to be in the correct place. The digitizer who does her embroidery wants to know, "Whada bout de apostropee?" She's Asian, fwiw.
Thanks.
B~
Mary also is a seamstress and make clothes for them and wishes to get a name brand copyright (on the "Mary's Fellas" part only).
Which is it?
Mary's fella's jeans
Marys' fellas' jeans
...or ???
You get the idea, I hope.
She wants to copyright the brand name so the apostrophe needs to be in the correct place. The digitizer who does her embroidery wants to know, "Whada bout de apostropee?" She's Asian, fwiw.
Thanks.
B~
Top answer
" Mary also is a seamstress and make clothes for them and ... the correct place. " She's Asian, fwiw.
- " Mary also is a seamstress and make clothes for them and ...
- the correct place.
- " She's Asian, fwiw.
- [/nq] There is no correct version for brand purposes.
- The idea of a brand name is to present an identifiable visual indicator that can be recognized at a glance.
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[nq:1]Mary has numerous suitors, whom she calls her "fellas." Mary also is a seamstress and make clothes for them and ... the correct place. The digitizer who does her embroidery wants to know, "Whada bout de apostropee?" She's Asian, fwiw. Thanks.[/nq]
There is no correct version for brand purposes. The idea of a brand name is to present an identifiable visual indicator that can be recognized
There is no correct version for brand purposes. The idea of a brand name is to present an identifiable visual indicator that can be recognized
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[nq:1]Mary has numerous suitors, whom she calls her "fellas." Mary also is a seamstress and make clothes for them and wishes to get a name brand copyright (on the "Mary's Fellas" part only). Which is it? Mary's fella's jeans Marys' fellas' jeans ...or ???[/nq]
It would strictly be Mary's fellas' jeans - the jeans of Mary's fellas. In practical terms, however, that last apostrophe is simply goi
It would strictly be Mary's fellas' jeans - the jeans of Mary's fellas. In practical terms, however, that last apostrophe is simply goi
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[nq:1]Mary has numerous suitors, whom she calls her "fellas." Mary also is a seamstress and make clothes for them and ... be in the correct place. The digitizer who does her embroidery wants to know,"Whada bout de apostropee?" She's Asian, fwiw.[/nq]
In a sentence, one should write: "Mary's fellas' jeans" (one Mary, several fellas).
However, if the jeans don't belong to them, but are just
In a sentence, one should write: "Mary's fellas' jeans" (one Mary, several fellas).
However, if the jeans don't belong to them, but are just
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[nq:1]Mary has numerous suitors, whom she calls her "fellas." Mary also is a seamstress and make clothes for them and ... in the correct place. The digitizer who does her embroidery wants to know, "Whada bout de apostropee?" She's Asian, fwiw.[/nq]
Grammatically, Mary's Fellas' is correct.
For a brand name, go with "Mary's Fellas", with no apostrophe on the second word.
Grammatically, Mary's Fellas' is correct.
For a brand name, go with "Mary's Fellas", with no apostrophe on the second word.
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[nq:2]Mary has numerous suitors, whom she calls her "fellas." Mary ... wants to know, "Whada bout de apostropee?" She's Asian, fwiw.[/nq]
[nq:1]Grammatically, Mary's Fellas' is correct. For a brand name, go with "Mary's Fellas", with no apostrophe on the second word.Personally, ... plural of Fella, rather than a foreign word - it could get pronounced fell-***, unfortunate in the context of jea
[nq:1]Grammatically, Mary's Fellas' is correct. For a brand name, go with "Mary's Fellas", with no apostrophe on the second word.Personally, ... plural of Fella, rather than a foreign word - it could get pronounced fell-***, unfortunate in the context of jea
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[nq:2]Grammatically, Mary's Fellas' is correct. For a brand name, go with "Mary's Fellas", with no apostrophe on the second word.[/nq]
[nq:1]Personally, and I'm a bit old-fashioned, I'd go with Mary's Fella's Jeans as a brand.[/nq]
Hmm. Having is as a singular possessive does work OK, true.
[nq:1]Associating them with a particular group of Fellas means nothing to the consumer but sayin
[nq:1]Personally, and I'm a bit old-fashioned, I'd go with Mary's Fella's Jeans as a brand.[/nq]
Hmm. Having is as a singular possessive does work OK, true.
[nq:1]Associating them with a particular group of Fellas means nothing to the consumer but sayin
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[nq:1]Mary has numerous suitors, whom she calls her "fellas." Mary also is a seamstress and make clothes for them and wishes to get a name brand copyright (on the "Mary's Fellas" part only). Which is it? Mary's fella's jeans Marys' fellas' jeans[/nq]
How many guys is she seeing and do they know about the others?
[nq:1]...or ??? You get the idea, I hope. She wants to copyright the brand nam
How many guys is she seeing and do they know about the others?
[nq:1]...or ??? You get the idea, I hope. She wants to copyright the brand nam
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