Plural surname

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Grammar Geek  #479948  Thu, 21 Feb 08 07:26 PM

Anonymous

Either is acceptable.

Could you give a bit more explanation about what you mean here, Anon?

  
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Anonymous  #513566  Wed, 14 May 08 01:35 PM

Do you believe the same pattern is true for the surname Jacobs?  Is the plural Jacobses or Jacobss (the double ss for a plural spelling popped up when I Googled it).

  
Grammar Geek  #513572  Wed, 14 May 08 01:46 PM

Anonymous

Do you believe the same pattern is true for the surname Jacobs?  Is the plural Jacobses or Jacobss (the double ss for a plural spelling popped up when I Googled it).

Seriously?  Do you know of any word in the language that ends in S in which we make it a plural by adding another s?

The only ones I saw were Jacobs's.

Tim Jacobs's house is the last one on the street.

  
Anonymous  #532027  Tue, 24 Jun 08 09:19 PM
What would the plural of the surname Gerych be?
  
Grammar Geek  #532030  Tue, 24 Jun 08 09:21 PM

Like any other word that ends in ch, add "es."

Geryches.

  
Anonymous  #556563  Tue, 19 Aug 08 04:15 PM
What is the plural  for the surname 'Lucas'?
  
Grammar Geek  #556736  Wed, 20 Aug 08 03:50 AM

Lucases

  
Anonymous  #561317  Tue, 02 Sep 08 02:33 AM
What is the plural of the surname English? The Englishes ??
  
Grammar Geek  #561541  Tue, 02 Sep 08 02:49 PM

Why so people doubt this so much??

 

  
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