Monday, October 26, 2009

Hmm... A Possessive Plural That's Only Plural

From our boys at Newsroom101.com:

Indicate the correct form: Veterans Day, Veteran's Day, Veterans' Day

Who can credit the answer, "Veterans Day"?
Newspaper advertisers usually can't decide between "Veteran's" and
"Veterans',"but the AP Stylebook keeps it simple and omits the punctuation.See
the Stylebook entry under "Possessives, DESCRIPTIVE PHRASES," where you find
these similar examples:citizens band radio, a Cincinnati Reds infielder, a
teachers college, a Teamsters request, a writers guide.

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