thanks, @Night-Gaunt49! I was reading through to see if someone would get it right. Hendersons (because presumably there is more than one Henderson at the residence) and it belongs to all of them. Hence, Hendersons’ or the box of the Hendersons.
And presumably there is more than one bagel available. But even so–Fresh Bagels’ is not correct in this instance, either. (Oops. Two spaces between sentences. And I just keep doing that. Old habits die hard–but not hardly.)
How about the one that no one mentioned? “Our’s”? That can NEVER be correct under any circumstances UNLESS your name is “Our” and you want to show ownership. Never happen! And, btw, I always have and, since I’m 75yo, I guess that I always will, use two spaces! Not enought time left to convince me to change!
rotts almost 14 years ago
It’s “the Hendersons’ mailbox” (more than one Henderson, so possessive apostrophe AFTER the plural).
If there were only one Henderson, it would be “Henderson’s mailbox”, not “the Hendersons’ mailbox”.
Yukoneric almost 14 years ago
inapropostrope’s…………..
Dirty Dragon almost 14 years ago
Just wait ‘till they notice someone using two spaces between sentences.
my_discworld almost 14 years ago
thanks, @Night-Gaunt49! I was reading through to see if someone would get it right. Hendersons (because presumably there is more than one Henderson at the residence) and it belongs to all of them. Hence, Hendersons’ or the box of the Hendersons.
pomdemonium almost 14 years ago
And presumably there is more than one bagel available. But even so–Fresh Bagels’ is not correct in this instance, either. (Oops. Two spaces between sentences. And I just keep doing that. Old habits die hard–but not hardly.)
robert423elliott almost 3 years ago
How about the one that no one mentioned? “Our’s”? That can NEVER be correct under any circumstances UNLESS your name is “Our” and you want to show ownership. Never happen! And, btw, I always have and, since I’m 75yo, I guess that I always will, use two spaces! Not enought time left to convince me to change!