LITTLE OLD LADY WITH THE RED PURSE

Grammar Review #5: Making Names Plural

The Little Old Lady With The Red Purse tells me the #1 grammar question people ask her at this time of year is how to make their names plural on invitations, Christmas cards, name plaques, etc. So I told her she could explain it to you on today’s blog.

Ok, making a name plural seems pretty simple, doesn’t it? Just remember: don’t use The Smith’s when referring to a family.

Example: 1. The Smiths would like to invite you to their daughter’s wedding.

2. Merry Christmas from The Browns.

When a family’s name ends in s, z, ch, sh add an es to make it plural.

Example: 1. The Davises live on First Avenue.

2. The Joneses just had a new baby.

3. The Hernandezes own the farm near us. (even though auto-correct wanted to change this)

Now, if you want to make any of these names plural possessive, you just add an apostrophe at the end.

Example: 1. The Smiths’ wedding will be in June.

2. The Davises’ house has green shutters.

The only time we use ‘s to make plurals is with, letters, signs, and words considered as words.

Example: 1. You had too many and’s in that sentence.

2. Don’t forget to add the +’s in each of the columns.

Well, they say the tradition of making resolutions started back in 16th century BC when the ancient Babylonians were trying to appease the gods and ensure good fortune. Today most popular resolutions involve exercise, weight loss and eating habits, but why not add using good grammar as a goal in 2025 — to appease The Little Old Lady With The Red Purse. Ha Ha! Something good could happen…

It’ll Be OK.

Happy New Year!!!

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“I know what your text meant even with the misspelled word. No need to send another text with the correct spelling. I’m just that smart.” ~ yourecards

QUESTION: Have you made a New Year’s resolution for 2025?

(I’m going to quit sending “correction messages.” ) Ha!