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.

[BaffledSomeMore]

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

[EdYouKateShaun]

The Douglases

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

The Douglas Family is better.

[EdYouKateShaun]

Impressive x post!

[TheSpottedZebra]

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

[TheSpottedZebra]

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

[BaffledSomeMore]

:)

[DramaAlpaca]

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

[DramaAlpaca]

Oh, I cross-posted with everyone!

[Swex]

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