It's that wonderful time of the year again, and a lot of us are working on our Christmas cards. So, I wanted to pass along a grammar tip that I think many people don't know. There is more info on this website as well as on this website.
When signing cards, it is grammatically correct to write "Love, the Peltons."
Is is grammatically incorrect to write "Love, the Pelton's."
See the difference? It's not possessive and doesn't need an apostrophe. I notice it a lot when we get cards in the mail and thought it might be helpful to share. Brandon reminded me that he had been doing this until we signed our first Christmas cards as a couple. He had to see it on the internet before he believed me. Seriously, what did we do before the internet?
I am kind of a nerd and really enjoy proofreading newsletters and such. So, stuff like this just jumps off a page at me.
3 comments:
oh sister... correcting that mistake ALL the time at work. common... but painful all the same. :)
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I am an English teacher and my assistant principal did this!
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