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My brother and I are setting up a painting and decorating business and there's a small dispute to where our apostrophe goes. Initially, I thought "Sheppards' Painting and Decorating Company" would be correct showing that Sheppard is plural with the two of us. But other people are saying it's just Sheppard's because it's the family name? please, someone put us out of our misery for good.

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  You're doing this in English. There's no way to not be miserable!
  
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  You may name your company as you please (subject to trading laws), but the apostrophe is often omitted. If you include it, some people will place it as you do, and some the other way — no matter which you choose. So I would call it "Sheppards." The famous Woolworth & Co. Ltd was known as Woolworths.
  
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  Hamleys toy shop was named after William Hamley.
  
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  Business signage is no notoriously bad at apostrophes, there's a whole term for it: the grocer's appostrophe. So no matter what you choose, expect everybody (perhaps including your employees) to get it wrong.
  
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My brother and I are setting up a painting and decorating business and there's a small dispute to where our apostrophe goes. Initially, I thought "Sheppards' Painting and Decorating Company" would be correct showing that Sheppard is plural with the two of us. But other people are saying it's just Sheppard's because it's the family name? please, someone put us out of our misery for good.

Many thanks,

grammatical-number apostrophe

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  You're doing this in English. There's no way to not be miserable!
  
  – Hot Licks
  8 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  You may name your company as you please (subject to trading laws), but the apostrophe is often omitted. If you include it, some people will place it as you do, and some the other way — no matter which you choose. So I would call it "Sheppards." The famous Woolworth & Co. Ltd was known as Woolworths.
  
  – Weather Vane
  8 hours ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  3
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Is it the company of the Sheppard family, or the company of some members of the Sheppard family?
  
  – Hot Licks
  8 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


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  Hamleys toy shop was named after William Hamley.
  
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  Business signage is no notoriously bad at apostrophes, there's a whole term for it: the grocer's appostrophe. So no matter what you choose, expect everybody (perhaps including your employees) to get it wrong.
  
  – Blckknght
  7 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

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My brother and I are setting up a painting and decorating business and there's a small dispute to where our apostrophe goes. Initially, I thought "Sheppards' Painting and Decorating Company" would be correct showing that Sheppard is plural with the two of us. But other people are saying it's just Sheppard's because it's the family name? please, someone put us out of our misery for good.

Many thanks,

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I think the correct one would be Sheppards' .

Sheppard's will be a single person's. Sheppards' will mean a family's or "of people named Shappard each".

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  Agreed. What's more, the placing of the apostrophe will be a talking point for those who notice such things, and all publicity is good publicity.
  
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Firstly, it's your shingle. You two get to name it.

Secondly, you're correct. Two Sheppards own this business, so the plural possessive applies exactly as you thought.

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I think the correct one would be Sheppards' .

Sheppard's will be a single person's. Sheppards' will mean a family's or "of people named Shappard each".

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I think the correct one would be Sheppards' .

Sheppard's will be a single person's. Sheppards' will mean a family's or "of people named Shappard each".

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I think the correct one would be Sheppards' .

Sheppard's will be a single person's. Sheppards' will mean a family's or "of people named Shappard each".

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Firstly, it's your shingle. You two get to name it.

Secondly, you're correct. Two Sheppards own this business, so the plural possessive applies exactly as you thought.

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Firstly, it's your shingle. You two get to name it.

Secondly, you're correct. Two Sheppards own this business, so the plural possessive applies exactly as you thought.

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Firstly, it's your shingle. You two get to name it.

Secondly, you're correct. Two Sheppards own this business, so the plural possessive applies exactly as you thought.

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answered 5 hours ago

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answered 5 hours ago

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answered 5 hours ago

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