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Juanita said:
I didn't read the full conversation on Twitter. The blurb is correctly punctuated.
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No, it's not. "Clinton's" would be correct if we were referring to "Clinton's book," but not if the statement is "The Clinton's are corrupt." With proper nouns the apostrophe is used to show possession.
 
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evillawyer said:
No, it's not. "Clinton's" would be correct if we were referring to "Clinton's book," but not if the statement is "The Clinton's are corrupt." With proper nouns the apostrophe is used to show possession.
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You have a point. Since both Clintons are screw ups, it should read: Clintons's. That's the way Strunk and White would spell it. Since kids are so sloppy and confused these days, school systems settle for "Clintons'." Thank you for your assistance.
 
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Juanita said:
You have a point. Since both Clintons are screw ups, it should read: Clintons's. That's the way Strunk and White would spell it. Since kids are so sloppy and confused these days, school systems settle for "Clintons'." Thank you for your assistance.
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Some of us old people were taught that Clintons' was the proper usage.
 
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