{"id":446,"date":"2011-02-10T05:56:18","date_gmt":"2011-02-10T05:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eslhelpdesk.com\/blog\/?p=446"},"modified":"2011-05-04T17:42:01","modified_gmt":"2011-05-04T17:42:01","slug":"plural-possessives-presidents-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eslhelpdesk.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/plural-possessives-presidents-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Presidents’ Day or President’s Day?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Is the name of the holiday President’s Day<\/span> or Presidents’ Day<\/span>? Or is it Presidents’ Day?
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One of the most misunderstood aspects of proper English grammar is the use of the apostrophe for plural possessives.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Let’s explore this in regards to the holiday that honors America’s Presidents – and that we celebrate each year on the 3rd Monday of February.<\/strong><\/p>\n

First, many people celebrated Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday<\/span>, February 14, although it was never a Federal holiday.
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\nGeorge Washington’s Birthday, which is officially on February 22nd, became a Federal holiday. However, the Federal holiday “Washington’s Birthday<\/span>” takes place a little earlier, on the 3rd Monday in February.
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\"\"<\/a>Soon a<\/strong>\"\" decision was made to combine the birthday celebrations for our Presidents, so an unofficial holiday developed.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since the holiday is not official, there is no official name for the day.\u00a0 Sometimes it is written as the plural possessive<\/em> Presidents’ Day and sometimes it is written as a plural noun<\/em>, Presidents Day<\/span>. Most of the time, however, it is written as the plural possessive Presidents’ Day<\/span> – the Day belonging to the Presidents. I personally prefer this latter name.<\/strong><\/p>\n

To create the plural possessive, we do the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n

First, we add ~s to the noun (President –>Presidents). This makes it plural.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Then we add the apostrophe to that:\u00a0 Presidents –> Presidents’
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Then we add the noun “Day”.<\/strong><\/p>\n

On the unofficial holiday of Presidents’ Day, we remember the Father of Our Country<\/span>, George Washington<\/span>, and our 14th President, Abraham Lincoln, who established the unity of the United State of America, and the right of all men to be free.
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