Wordy Wednesday
I am appalled at the use of apostrophes these days. People just add them, willy nilly, to everything, it seems.
You see this crime committed ALL THE TIME on Christmas cards.
What am I talking about, you ask? Allow me to demonstrate.
INCORRECT:
Merry Christmas from the Heacock's
CORRECT:
Merry Christmas from the Heacocks
Why is the first one incorrect? "Heacock's" is in the possessive form, and it isn't even complete.
The card is from all of us (i.e. plural = more than one Heacock), which is why there should be no apostrophe.
The best way to avoid having to deal with this would be to say "Merry Christmas from the Heacock family." It's so simple.
Just say no to extra apostrophes.
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