Grammar Guidelines
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The following suggestions may help you when wording invitations. Grammar Guidelines Doctor and Mrs. Warren T. Wilson Judge and Mrs. Warren T. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Warren T. Wilson When titles are used, the husband’s title always comes first. Susan and John Adams Without title, the wife’s name should come first. The John Hopkins Family John, Teri, Lee and Anna Hopkins With children’s names added, the father’s name should come first, then the wife’s name, followed by the children’s names listed acording to age (oldest first). Warren T. Wilson, Sr. Warren T. Wilson, junior John Lee Hopkins, III A comma should always precede the use of suffixes. (Jr., III, Sr., etc.) Mrs. Daniel York or Emily York (Never use “Mrs. Emily York” unless she is divorced.) Widow or Married Woman The woman who is engaged to be married is the fiancée. The man who is engaged to be married is the fiancé. The proper use of fiancée or fiancé. When names end in “s”, “x”, “z”, “ch” or “sh”, add an “es” at the end. Use of Plurals Adams = Adamses Wilcox = Wilcoxes Menendez = Menendezes Gingrich = Gingriches Nash = Nashes Only use an apostrophe to show ownership, never to form a plural. When names end in “o” or “y”, add an “s” on the end. Garbo = Garbos Henry = Henrys Happy Holidays from The Halls - is proper (not The Hall’s) Come to the Halls’ beach - is proper (not the Hall’s) Meet at Jane Hall’s beach house - is proper In many cases, the plural form of a name is not desirable. The word “Family” may look and sound better. The Jones Family
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The woman who is engaged to be married is the fiancée. With children’s names added, the father’s name should come first, then the wife’s name, The John Hopkins Family John, Teri, Lee and Anna Hopkins Only use an apostrophe to show ownership, never to form a plural. Gingrich = Gingriches When titles are used, the husband’s title always comes first. The man who is engaged to be married is the fiancé. followed by the children’s names listed acording to age (oldest first). Emily York
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The following suggestions may help you when wording invitations.
Grammar Guidelines
Doctor and Mrs. Warren T. WilsonJudge and Mrs. Warren T. WilsonMr. and Mrs. Warren T. Wilson
When titles are used, the husband’s title always comes first.
Susan and John Adams
Without title, the wife’s name should come first.
The John Hopkins FamilyJohn, Teri, Lee and Anna Hopkins
With children’s names added, the father’s name should come first, then the wife’s name,followed by the children’s names listed acording to age (oldest first).
Warren T. Wilson, Sr.Warren T. Wilson, junior
John Lee Hopkins, III
A comma should always precede the use of suffixes.(Jr., III, Sr., etc.)
Mrs. Daniel Yorkor
Emily York(Never use “Mrs. Emily York” unless she is divorced.)
Widow or Married Woman
The woman who is engaged to be married is the fiancée.The man who is engaged to be married is the fiancé.
The proper use of fiancée or fiancé.
When names end in “s”, “x”, “z”, “ch” or “sh”, add an “es” at the end.
Use of Plurals
Adams = AdamsesWilcox = Wilcoxes
Menendez = MenendezesGingrich = Gingriches
Nash = Nashes
Only use an apostrophe to show ownership, never to form a plural.
When names end in “o” or “y”, add an “s” on the end.
Garbo = GarbosHenry = Henrys
Happy Holidays from The Halls - is proper (not The Hall’s)Come to the Halls’ beach - is proper (not the Hall’s)
Meet at Jane Hall’s beach house - is proper
In many cases, the plural form of a name is not desirable. The word “Family” may look and sound better.
The Jones Family
