The holiday season is approaching. Please keep this in mind for your holiday cards and gifts:

Do not use an apostrophe to make your name plural!!!

Seriously, it isn’t correct. Just don’t do it.

The correct way to sign your cards and gifts is as follows:

  • the Smith family or the Smiths
  • the Jones family or the Joneses
  • the Wolfe family or the Wolfes

That’s right. The plurals are Smiths, Joneses, and Wolfes, never Smith’s, Jones’, or Wolfe’s. (Chicago Manual of Style §7.9)

 


 
 

** This post first appeared on EFC Services, LLC (efcservicesllc.com) on November 5, 2020.