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Old 07-12-2016, 08:33 AM   #462
happysnapper22
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WHAT?

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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy View Post
Bezos is the proper name so the apostrophe would go after the name for a possessive. Also for the plural. Let's go to the Bezos' house. Note the plural because it is Jeff and Jane.

At ceremony don't worry about it. There is usually no apostrophe in a proper name. And nouns that end in s are a pain even for native speakers.
I got kicked out of school (many years ago) with a crappy not worth the paper its written on CSE qualification in English. This was the qualification invented for those too thick to do O levels. I'll be eternally grateful for this and not having to worry about where to stick my apostrophe!
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