Another writing rule that’s kinda been bugging me lately to see people not using!!
Apostrophes when concerning names!!!!!!
1) If you have a name that ends in ‘s’ - for example: Ross - you DO NOT put an apostrophe after the ‘s’ and leave it like that it you’re making him possess something.
So: Ross’ apple. NO! Ross’s apple. YES!
Using the first example would mean there is more than one Ross.
Same with other names. Legolas’ bow. NO! Legolas’s bow. YES!
Just because it ends in an ‘s’, it doesn’t automatically mean you can’t put another one there. It’s never been that way!
2) If you’re using a name (commonly last names because there’s no use for it really with first names) and you’re saying there are multiples - for example, the Shelbys from Peaky Blinders - there is NO apostrophe. Like, anywhere.
So: The Shelby’s sat around the table for dinner. NO! The Shelbys sat around the table for dinner. YES!
Using the first example makes no sense at all because the noun is plural. If you want to make the Shelbys possess something, as the apostrophe is used for, then the apostrophe comes after the entire word.
So: The Shelby’s family meeting. NO! (This would mean there is someone called ‘The Shelby’. The Shelbys’ family meeting. YES!
The same can be said for every other plural word in the dictionary. There is no use for an apostrophe unless it’s possessing something.
So: Banana’s. NO! Bananas. YES!
If it’s possessing something: The banana’s peel.
If there is more than one banana: The bananas’ peel.
If there’s miraculously someone called ‘The Bananas’ who for some reason has peel: The Bananas’s peel.
And there you have it! There’s no longer an excuse for you to use that little apostrophe incorrectly. ;)
