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Children and apostrophe

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beanaseireann · 03/02/2019 15:14

Is it
children's books
Or
childrens' books

ie books owned by 3 children

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ScreamingValenta · 03/02/2019 15:16

Children's books. Children is already plural, so doesn't need an s to pluralise it. The possessive apostrophe after an 's' is used when the 's' is pluralising the noun.

StealthPolarBear · 03/02/2019 15:17

The first one

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beanaseireann · 03/02/2019 16:36

Thank you - I thought so.

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