Help me please. I am in a pickle.

[Swex]

Hmm. It's all about the apostrophe.

So, if it want to address a Christmas card to a family it's easier when they don't end in an 's' - Thompson and family - the Thompsons. Right?

What about when the name does end in and 's'? Douglas for example. Do I write - the Douglas's for example?

The apostrophe and I occasionally disagree.

Douglases.
You don't need an apostrophe but you do need the plural.
So The Douglases
Or The Douglas Family

The Douglases

It looks stupid but apostrophes have nothing to do with plurals.

The Douglas Family is better.

Impressive x post!

No apostrophe as it's just a plural - so the Douglas family is also the Douglases.

Huh, I got distracted there by a biscuit hence my very slow post!

:)

I'd fudge this one & address the card to 'The Douglas Family'.

Writing 'The Douglas's' is definitely wrong, but 'The Douglases' doesn't look right - and I'm not sure if it is

Oh, I cross-posted with everyone!

Thank you all! I am definitely writing the xxxx family for everyone. It's a mine field I tell you!