No, no apostrophe in the 1600s . The apostrophe is a possessive marker, not a plural marker. It is grudgingly approved only in a very limited number of cases which would otherwise look confusing, as in this: mind your p's and q's .

Hello JJ, Always the latter. All the best, MrP

Do you write: My mother’s- in- law Southern hospitality or My mother- in- law's Southern hospitality?

In casual speaking, I probably use the more common double possessive sometimes. Hi Philip I am sure you prefer the double possessive in cases like this: I'm a colleague of his . CB As opposed to a colleague of him , absolutely.

In casual speaking, I probably use the more common double possessive sometimes. Hi Philip I am sure you prefer the double possessive in cases like this: I'm a colleague of his . CB

"I am a colleague of Mr Smith" or "I am a colleague of Mr Smith 's " I'm not fond of what I call the "double possessive", so I would say either 'a colleague of Mr. Smith' or 'one of Mr.

The holiday is commonly printed as Veteran's Day or Veterans' Day in calendars and advertisements. While these spellings are grammatically acceptable, the United States government has declared that the attributive (no apostrophe)

Use an "s" without an apostrophe after the year to indicate spans of decades or centuries. 1900s is the period from 1900 to 1999. An apostrophe after the year is needed for possessives. Example: The presidential election was 1980's

Use the apostrophe. I've also seen it as New Year Eve without the possessive at all, as in Christmas Eve.

In the possessive of Thomas, is it Thomas' or Thomas's?