. | | | | . | | | | | The exception being, if we mean the Hindenberger family dog (Hindenbergers) an apostrophe after the letter s will show possession, without another s, i.e. the Hindenbergers' dog). Hermit in the Woods | || | | | Don't use the apostrophe in names | | Except to show possession, | | As in: The Hindenberger's dog | | Shows tendencies towards aggression. | | | | Abe Miller begat Millers, | | Not Miller's, for years | | And the long line of Brighams, | | Not Brigham's, were early pioneers. | | | | Don't call your family book | | "The Johnson's" or "The Clark's" | | Unless you add what it is they own- | | Their cabin, their bed, their knives or forks. | | | | "The Johnson's Cabin" makes good sense; | | The Johnsons would be proud | | For they scraped together what they had | | In a struggle from earth to the shroud. | | | | Now, for the exception to the rule | | (I see you all have frowned) | | Add "es" to the names | | Ending in "s" or in an "s" sound. | | | | The Joneses and the Davises | | Look quite odd, I'm sure you will agree, | | But the standard rules of English | | Were not made up by me. | | | | When thinking of the Smiths, | | Don't double-pluralize. | | John Smith's children were not Smithses, | | And neither were his wives. | | | | As for those hated brick-walls, | | (Should we be by fortune seized) | | How would we spend our extra time | | If those were solved with ease? | | | | Shirley Malone | | | | Please feel free to send to other lists. | | | ==== SOUTH-CENTRAL-KENTUCKY Mailing List ==== | |