[stylist] grammatical usage of apostrophes

[Lynda Lambert]

Right. I am not a grammars person though,but that is my understanding of the 
use of it in this case.

Lynda
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From: "Barbara Hammel" <poetlori8 at msn.com>
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> So, not if it is Smith, but if it is Simmons then you'd use it?
> Barbara
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> not unless it is the
> Smiths family  who own the house rather than the Smith family. The way you
> used the apostrophe indicates that the last letter of the word is S.
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>> But you would use the apostrophe if you said the Smiths' house is the 
>> second on the left, wouldn't you?
>> Barbara
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>> Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance. -- Carl Sandburg
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>> This is a technical answer to a question no one has asked, but it's 
>> nagging to be answered anyway.
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>> Simple plurals do not take apostrophe s.  The apostrophe for the most 
>> part indicates possession or the dropping of a letter.  For example, do 
>> not becomes don't.  But if we are talking about a family, say, the 
>> Smiths, then there is no apostrophe.  Mr. Smith, of the Boston Smiths ( S 
>> m i t h s), will be visiting the New York area shortly.
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>> In some areas, the possessive is built into the word.  So for example, 
>> His bed means the bed belongs to him, and no apostrophe is necessary. 
>> The bed is hers--now it belongs to her, but still takes no apostrophe. 
>> The word "its" (i t s) meaning something belongs to "it" such as -- the 
>> dog dropped its ball--takes no apostrophe.  The apostrophe in the word 
>> "it's" (i t ' s) means that the word is short for "it is."
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>> (apologies ahead to dog lovers who object to the objectification of the 
>> dog.)
>> Yours grammatically,
>> Lori
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