Watch where you put those apostrophes.
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Country Living's copy chief, Katie Bowlby, shares her tips for error-free Christmas cards.
Katja Cho
If your last name is Johnson and you want to send a card from your
family, simply add an "s": The Johnsons ("Merry Christmas from the
Johnsons!"). Only use an apostrophe when you want to make a name
possessive. ("From The Smith's" is always wrong, but "The party is at
the Smiths' house" is correct.)
Katja Cho
This gets tricky if the last name ends in the letter "s." To
make a last name that ends in "s" plural, add "es" (so Reeves becomes
Reeveses). The same applies to names ending in "z" (so Gonzalez becomes
Gonzalezes). I often opt for "The Reeves Family" to avoid this
not-so-pretty spelling.
Katja Cho
Season's Greetings or Seasons Greetings? Season's Greetings is correct!
Katja Cho
Go with Happy New Year, not Happy New Year's or Happy New
Years (but New Year's Day and New Year's Eve are correct).
Katja Cho
Proper
nouns like "Christmas" should always be capitalized, but the word
"merry" should only be capitalized if you're starting the line with the
greeting "Merry Christmas." If "merry" falls in the middle of a
sentence, it should not be capitalized.
Final tip: Always have a friend look over your card before you hit print! It's easy to miss mistakes in your own writing.
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