Apostrophe?

[Stuart48]

Hello, I'm new here and was wondering if anyone can tell me for certain where the apostrophe goes in "Childrens Menu" - before or after the 's'?

Thank you in advance for any answers you can give me, Stuart.

[B00]

Stop!

you're all confusing me now :-(

[LoftyLottie]

Just as Jumbuck has just said!! There is only one BOO!!!!!

[B00]

Heh, for which you're all eternally grateful eh lottie?

[ChuckFickens]

My bad:)

Yes of course there is only one B00

[LoftyLottie]

Well, the Germans always have to be right and pedantic!!!

[jake-the-peg]

I believe that the reason you put an apostophe at the end is that strictly speaking it is indicating that another s follow but that is optionally dropped.

So dogs' bones and dogs's bones are equivilent and strictly speaking both acceptable usage.

However more recently we have started to drop the latter case and that is dying out

so childrens' would be short for childrens's which would be wrong

[LoftyLottie]

Couldn't cope with more than one of you BOO as much as I love you!! (if not your taste in music ;o) )

[jake-the-peg]

End of what Zac?

Come on this is a gramatical pedants' thread now (or maybe pedant's)

[Panic Button]

Just banish children from the restaurant.

No menu needed.

Problem sorted.

[Stuart48]

Wow! You guys are fantastic - a simple (?) question turns into a great discussion.

Am I allowed to say that -

B00 - there can be only one!?

Panic Button - Oh, if only!

[Stuart48]

Jake - woud it not depend on how many pedants were here?

[B00]

Oh yeah Stuart, and be very very grateful- this lot are ;-)

That's the beauty of answerBank (sometimes) a simple question often meanders off into sometimes quite odd tangents!

[jake-the-peg]

I think you have hit the nail squarely on the head there Stuart ;c)

[Stuart48]

I'm sorry that I have to go now, but hope I can think of another decent question soon! What a great place the Answerbank is! :-))

[heathfield]

I'm a bit surprised that no-one thought to do a search in Google for 'childrens apostrophe'! When I did that I straight away found the answer here....

http://www.eng-lang.co.uk/apostrophe_rules.htm

[Panic Button]

Yes, you can always google it, but it's more fun to AB it.

You still get the answer, but with added witty banter

[ladyalex]

I had the most awful primary school teacher who was a demon about apostrophes.
As it was absolutely dinned into me , I am totally confident that, in the words of that dreaded teacher (imagine the loudest shouting possible)
Men, women and children are all apostrophe s
men's
women's
children's
And I had to put up with her for a whole year too. It was misery for us all.

[carlton23]

Children's Menu is correct. Check it with the `Spell Check` on the Google toolbar.