Thread: HOw do you form the plural of a name?
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Old 08-13-2012, 09:53 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by VydorScope View Post
Say I want to refer to a family, and would say something about Mr Dougherty and his various family members...

The Dougherteys like to eat fish
Would it be..
The Dougherteys like to eat fish
The Dougherteies like to eat fish
The Doughertey's like to eat fish
?

Thanks!
I think is,

The Dougherteys like to eat fish.

Because family names can't be altered, and apostrophe is for possessive

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