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say your thank you's - or thank yous'?

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LadyPercy · 01/07/2008 14:51

as in,

"plenty of time to say your thany yous too Dave before he retires" kind of thing.

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NoNickname · 01/07/2008 14:52

No apostrophe is needed at all. So it should be "say your thanks yous...."

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fryalot · 01/07/2008 14:52

'thank you's

no apostrophes, just speech marks

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theinsider · 01/07/2008 14:53

No apostrophes, it's just a plain plural.

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youknownothingofthecrunch · 01/07/2008 14:53

Change the "too" to "to" as well!

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theinsider · 01/07/2008 14:55

And "thank" not "thany".

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youknownothingofthecrunch · 01/07/2008 14:57

And capitals in relevant places too.

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PuppyMonkey · 01/07/2008 14:59

Just use:

Plenty of time to say thank you to dave...

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LadyPercy · 01/07/2008 19:26

Cheers - it's in

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AllFallDown · 02/07/2008 13:56

I just give thanks. All the time. For everything.

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