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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is so annoying to me too. I have even seen a few people who have a welcome mat or sign hanging up at their house w their surname that says “welcome to the Smith’s.” I really wish someone would tell them (but I’m not going to be the one to do that/too much of a people pleaser)[/quote] I mean, I'm just as annoyed by people who use apostrophes incorrectly as anyone else, but this is an example in which it kind of works. It's an abbreviated sentence/phrase with the word "home" or "house" being cut off. Welcome to the "plural name" doesn't make any sense. You wouldn't say "welcome to Katie" if you were using the first name. [/quote] That should be the plural possessive: [i]Welcome to The Smiths'[/i]. [i]Welcome to the Smith's[/i] would be correct if a blacksmith or silversmith lived there.[/quote] Unless only Mary Smith lives there and she goes by The Smith. Welcome to The Smith's. [/quote]
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