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Bookmark or Share- Is it The Johnsons or The Johnson's [duplicate]"The Johnsons" is the correct answer. "The Johnson's" is a possessive form of the proper noun, as in the Johnson's house, the Johnson's blasé attitude towards telemarketers, The Johnson's willingness to run from danger, etc.
- Pluralization of names - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeThere are seven Joneses in Stuart’s little black book—three of them Jennifers. The Hopkinses are coming over for dinner tonight. So your instinct is correct -- do not use an apostrophe as that indicates possession. Your first example would be: There are a lot of John Smiths in the world.
- Jones's or Jones'? - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeI've always heard that when talking about stuff belonging to either a Jones or many Jones, you'd write Jones' (pronounced "Joneses"). But recently I've stumbled upon a book which consistently uses Jones's when talking of a single Jones.
- "Welcome to the Jones__": Plural or Plural Possessive?For that reason I would go with Jones'. If you are just pluralizing Jones, then, yes, it's Joneses. As in, "We are the Joneses.". In your case you are wanting a sign that indicates it's the home of the Jones family, the home you possess or own. So, Jones', whether you explicitly use the word house/home or not, seems to be the right word.
- grammatical number - A collective noun when referring to a group of ...As evidenced by the common phrase "keeping up with the Joneses", simply pluralizing, even if the name is already theoretically in a plural form, is the way to go. Share Improve this answer
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