Should shops have an apostrophe?

The correct use of apostrophes seems to be one of the basics of punctuation that an awful lot of people struggle with. An apostrophe before an s shows possession rather than plural, therefore an apostrophe on a shop sign is generally indicating the shop belongs to a certain person or family.

Is it David’s or Davids?

The term “possessive” is misleading; “association” or “relationship” would be more helpful: David might be said to possess “David’s book”, but hardly “David’s favourite football team”, although David needs an apostrophe in both cases.

Should not have an apostrophe?

When NOT to Use an Apostrophe The following are some of the most frequent errors: Do not use an apostrophe in the possessive pronouns whose, ours, yours, his, hers, its, or theirs. Do not use an apostrophe in nouns that are plural but not possessive, such as CDs, 1000s, or 1960s. Do not use an apostrophe in verbs.

Does cafes have an apostrophe?

Words adopted from foreign languages sometimes carry their accent marks with them, as in “fiancé, ” “protégé,” and “cliché.” As words become more at home in English, they tend to shed the marks: “Café” is often spelled “cafe.” Unfortunately, “résumé” seems to be losing its marks one at a time (see under “vita/vitae”).

Is it Liz or Liz’s?

The correct version: Liz’s walks.

Can my business name have an apostrophe?

Some company names which have a possessive form use an apostrophe before the S and some don’t: “McDonald’s” does and “Starbucks” doesn’t. Logo designers often feel omitting the apostrophe leads to a cleaner look, and there’s nothing you can do about it except to remember which is standard for a particular company.

Does water’s edge have an apostrophe?

The apostrophe in “water’s edge” should be deleted.

Does last week’s have an apostrophe?

The phrase “last weeks” is not possessive but, rather, indicates a number of weeks in the recent past. On the other hand, “last week’s” with an apostrophe is the possessive form, which means that what follows belongs to the previous week.

Does grocers have an apostrophe?

A grocers’ apostrophe is an apostrophe that is used in the wrong place. Have you ever seen signage bearing the information “Banana’s on special today?” That’s a genuine grocer’s apostrophe in action. As you probably know, the plural of “banana” is “bananas.” No apostrophe is needed.

Does tomatoes have an apostrophe?

Some plural words, like tomatoes and potatoes, confuse people by having that bonus ‘e’ before the ‘s’, but we’re still talking about more than one potato or tomato, so there’s no need for an apostrophe. These are just plurals – more than one of something.

Is it Tess or Tess’s?

The AP Stylebook suggests adding only an apostrophe when making most singular nouns that end in “s” possessive. So we would write “Tess’ birthday party.” The Chicago Manual of Style, however, suggests adding an apostrophe and an “s,” as in “Tess’s birthday party.”