[Grammar] Familys or Families

[Trainee-Proofer]

Hi all,

I am pretty new to this so I am hoping you can help me, I have come across a stumbling block in a piece of grammar I am reading. The sentence reads 'When Jeff agreed to spend Christmas and the New Year in Sussex, staying in turn with each of their familys.......' Now I am wondering if this way of spelling familys is correct in this particular sentence? Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance

 

[SoothingDave]

No, it is not correct.

 

[Trainee-Proofer]

So it is 'families' then?

 

[MikeNewYork]

Yes.

 

[Trainee-Proofer]

Thank you for your help

 

[Rover_KE]

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'When Jeff agreed to spend Christmas and the New Year in Sussex, staying in turn with each of their families...'​

Use only three dots for an elision.

That should read 'When Jeff and [somebody else] agreed...'

Most of the dictionaries here will give you the plural of 'family'. (Bookmark that site for future reference.)​

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