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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Use of apostrophy

Veterans' Day or Veterans Day
  

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I'm far from the ultimate authority on this question, but I have an opinion. The day celebrates the veterans ; it does not belong to them . So, I prefer the word without the apostroph e .

— Philip

  • I'm far from the ultimate authority on this question, but I have an opinion.
  • The day celebrates the veterans ; it does not belong to them .
  • So, I prefer the word without the apostroph e .
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I'm far from the ultimate authority on this question, but I have an opinion. The day celebrates the veterans; it does not belong to them. So, I prefer the word without the apostrophe.
[Last night I went to the Mariners' game or the Mariners game: no apostrophe for me!]
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