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yecats2885 | 10:57 Tue 21st Oct 2014 | Phrases & Sayings
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Ive seen a sign on ebay that says -

"Christmas at the (family surname)"

my partner and our children have the surname King

how do I word this sign

Kings, Kings' or King's


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just to be on the safe side i'd go away for christmas
17:29 Tue 21st Oct 2014
I would put Christmas at the Kings. Quite complicated this one.
King's ( house)
Probably the middle one, I think. It's the "Kings' [House]", as in "the house belong to the people named 'King'".
Hah! All three of us go for something different!

My advice would be to go for the first or second one, and anyone who complains is being just a bit too picky.
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I dont really think its King's as its not the King who owns the house,

been really rattling my brain over this, considering not even getting it haha , Im tooo OCD with things like this
My answer was a load of rubbish. I am mortified. I need to get back to school.
How about: Christmas at ours, the Kings
You're indicating a possessive-the implied missing word is 'home' [or house]. So to turn the sentence around it would read: Christmas at the home of the Kings. This means that you have two choices: Christmas at the Kings' or: Christmas at the Kings's. Be guided by how you would speak of the home - would you say: This is the Kings' house, or: This is the Kings's house? Either is correct.

Forgive the misuse of colons in my anwer. I didn't want to confuse matters by putting quote marks around the phrases!
just to be on the safe side i'd go away for christmas
Your family is the Kings. Therefore Kings' is correct.
Been thinking about this for most of day, on + off,....but now I've just read ael's suggestion I've spluttered my tonic water all over the keyboard!! Excellent answer :D

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Surely just 'Kings.'
genitive plural as explained by those who choose

Kings'

see bhg or chinaman

C;s second choice Kings's I dont think is right even if the name is Kings
Go for it , and say,"Chez King"
Not just Kings. There is a plural [Kings] and it is possessive: of the Kings. Apostrophe is therefore required after the word Kings.
I disagree. The Kings is a simple plural surname and can stand on its own, unless expressly followed by a noun which indicates possession.
The noun is implied [the home OF the Kings] therefore must be observed. If you omit the apostrophe, you are saying: Christmas at the more than one King.
Which is exactly what the poster means.
Of course, if you replace the word 'at' with 'with', you avoid all problems, as only 'Kings' makes sense.
If the We three KIngs of carol fame were handing out invites how should it read?

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