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I read somewhere that I should put apostrophe only after the second name, unless they have different mothers.
'John and George's mother went shopping.'
But why? Doesn't the fact that the mother is only one make it clear that both of them have the same mother? Something else that troubles me is that putting only one apostrophe makes it ambiguous, since it sounds like two people went shopping: George's mother and John.
'John and George's mother went shopping.'
But why? Doesn't the fact that the mother is only one make it clear that both of them have the same mother? Something else that troubles me is that putting only one apostrophe makes it ambiguous, since it sounds like two people went shopping: George's mother and John.