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Titles before names: ... The plural of Mr. is Messrs. ... URL is an abbreviation for Uniform Resource Locator (World Wide Web address), but many people pronounce it as "Earl," making it a true acronym, and others insist on pronouncing it as three separate letters, "U * R * L," thus making it an abbreviation.
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I have a question about the plural form of last names. For example, if the last name is Alvarez, how do you say “the Alvarezes”? Do you use an ... I keep seeing people sign their Christmas cards by making their last possessive, for example, The Brewton’s. Should a person make their last name possessive or plural,
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I said it in the last episode about apostrophes, ... Hi Emily, The first part of your question concerns making a Greek name plural. Patricia T. O’Conner says in her book, Woe Is I, to add es to names ending in the letter s. (p.21). Signing your Christmas cards, The Metropolises, makes good sense and soothes the ear,
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People Against Plural Names group has 20 members at Last.fm. This is the group that goes against names ending in 's'. Why? Because it's wrong... there's not more then one ... This is the group that goes against names ending in 's'. Why? Because it's wrong... there's not more ... Play People Against Plural Names’s Group Radio...
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Names were sometimes invented as combinations of other words. The Chinese were the first to adopt surnames to honor their forebears, with the family name placed first, rather than last. Thus, the family name of Sun Yat-sen is ... It is derived from the Old English elements bulena (the plural of bula = bull) + mere = lake,
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An apostrophe plus s is never added to make a noun plural--even a proper noun. ... Incorrect: He ate four hot dog's at the picnic. (Not possessive; use no apostrophe to make a noun plural.) ... See also Plural Possessives, Apostrophes with Possessives of More than One Owner, Apostrophes with Italicized and Underlined Items,
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Italian last names typically arose from geographic location, description, patronym, or trade. See a list of the top 20 Italian last names throughout Italy and an explanation of how Italian last names originated...
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“COENS” DOESN’T NEED AN APOSTROPHE, AND NEITHER DO PLURALS OF ANY OTHER LAST NAMES*. ... And he supports himself and his family by making these things, so it clearly hasn’t incapacitated him in any way over the last 30 years of sign-making. This bothers me. ... And think about this: If you do use it for the plural,
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www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2008/02/21/quit-putting-apostrophes-in-last-names-i-mean-it/
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(by about.com) I always wanted a tshirt with my last name on it. But I only saw sport shirts with last names on it. Now you can PROUDLY display and wear your Spanish last name. email quepretty@yahoo.com if you would like your name added. ... Whether making art is your career or your hobby or your dream, it is not too late...
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