Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site peora.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!vax135!petsd!peora!randy From: randy@peora.UUCP (Randy Hendry) Newsgroups: net.nlang Subject: Re: Possessive plurals of last names Message-ID: <1645@peora.UUCP> Date: Mon, 16-Sep-85 16:31:23 EDT Article-I.D.: peora.1645 Posted: Mon Sep 16 16:31:23 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 18-Sep-85 03:11:26 EDT References: <2475@mit-hermes.ARPA> Organization: Perkin-Elmer SDC, Orlando, Fl. Lines: 11 In respect to Johnson's vs Johnsons', I agree with Johnsons'. The title of the article reminded me of a word(?) I keep seeing on restrooms: MENS. Is there a shortage of apostrophes, or do the people who label doors think this is a word? -- Randy Hendry (305) 850-1027 Perkin-Elmer Corporation MS 795, Southern Development Center 2486 Sand Lake Road, Orlando, FL 32809-7642 {decvax,ucbvax,ihnp4}!vax135!petsd!peora!randy Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com