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by kathyjt 05 Jan 2010 ( edited Jan 06'10 10:47 )
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Help! Embroidering a family name. Do you put it like this The Smiths or The Smith's? Thanks Kathy

Comments (9)
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by designgirl 05 Jan 2010
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I think if the last name is Smith, then you would put "The Smith's". If the name is Smiths, with an S , then put it as that.
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by keeponsewing 05 Jan 2010
I think it would be The Smiths. Because the other way would say, The Smith is. My school english is rusty but I'm sure that is the way it should be.
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by ron111otter 05 Jan 2010
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You would embroider it The Smiths. You would put
the inverted comma before the last "S" if you wanted
to put something that belongs to them, like "The
Smith's House", that's what I was taught at school
many years ago, and I hope I was taught right!
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by annatjievdw 05 Jan 2010
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If the surname is Smith, you put it The Smiths. When put The Smit's car or house or whatever is when you use the aposthophy 's. Hope this will help. Annatjie
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by mops 05 Jan 2010
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's is always possessive, never the plural, so it should be The Smiths - at least that is what I was taught during the grammar lessons at my teacher training course. But I'm not a native speaker.
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by esadsh 05 Jan 2010
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The Smiths


or you can do "The Smith Family"
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by kathyjt 05 Jan 2010
I like this too.
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by castelyn 05 Jan 2010
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I would also say The Smiths . If you put eg. The Smith's Towels then you would put in the ( ' )

Hugs Yvonne
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by kathyjt 05 Jan 2010
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Thank you all for your help.
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by lbrow 06 Jan 2010
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AAAhhh and English Lesson. the' shows possession. the Smith's home etc. so The Smiths would b correct. *
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by moyed 06 Jan 2010
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Ah how I love OLD SCHOOL. Many people donot understand the proper punctuation. Nice to see.