New Column From Norris Burkes

Subject:
Beatles'. Kill the apostrophe in front of the s.


Column:

A note from my proofreader Regarding the mention of Beatles in my column

After looking at this again, I think Beatle's should be Beatles' .
Their name was The Beatles, plural. So that makes it Beatles' but not
Beatles's because we don't pronounce it Beatleses.

Sorry I missed it last night.

Here's an interesting commentary: Few would argue with the apostrophe in The Beatles' place in pop music history is assured. But how would you write this sentence: There are still countless Beatles/Beatles' fans out there. Although many would choose Beatles' fans, it should be Beatles fans—no apostrophe—because the sentence has turned Beatles into an adjective modifying fans rather than a possessive noun.

That's a brain twister if I ever saw one.

Whatever you decide, kill the apostrophe in front of the s.

 

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