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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Showing surname possession

  • A gift tag reads "Merry Christmas, The Larson's". Is this correct? Would it be correct without the apostrophe and just said "The Larsons"?
  

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If you are, say, Mark and Mary Larson, then you are "the Larsons". No apostrophe, for the same reason why Homer, Marge Simpson and the kids are "The Simpsons".

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  • If you are, say, Mark and Mary Larson, then you are "the Larsons".
  • No apostrophe, for the same reason why Homer, Marge Simpson and the kids are "The Simpsons".
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If you are, say, Mark and Mary Larson, then you are "the Larsons". No apostrophe, for the same reason why Homer, Marge Simpson and the kids are "The Simpsons".
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'the Larsons' is the correct form, without the apostrophe. (In contrast, you would write 'the Larsons's card' and 'Joe Larson's card'.)
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