Date:  Thu, 21 Sep 1995 15:11:24 MST

From:  Tom Uharriet <UTOM[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]ADMN.712.NEBO.EDU>

Subject: Plural Proper Nouns



Fritz Juengling writes:



> When I was in grade school, we learned the rule,

> "drop the <y>, add <ies>. For years, when I was studying

> German, there were two "Germanies." Then about 5 years ago,

> when the Germanies were reuniting, I saw nothing in the papers

> except 'Germanys.' This violated everything I had ever

> learned, both in English and German classes.



Did that <ies> rule apply to proper nouns?

In a room full of people named either Wendy or Terry, do we have . . .

     six Wendies and seven Terries

   or, six Wendy's and seven Terry's

   or, six Wendys and seven Terrys?





Tom Uharriet

utom[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]admn.712.nebo.edu