Bee's, Wasp's, Hornet's … nesting area's … my toy's? (I have to wonder, why not creature's too???)Good one ezra! There seems to be an overabundance of Bee's, Wasp's, Hornet's this year for some reason. I have taken out 6 separate nesting area's so far. Thankfully none of them have latched onto any of my toy's, at least not yet. I don't get along well with those creatures, I swell up like a Macy's Day Parade balloon, funny, but no joke.-Mezz
Bee's, Wasp's, Hornet's … nesting area's … my toy's? (I have to wonder, why not creature's too???)
It's (it is) amazing to me how many folks use an apostrophe-s in plurals! Where on earth does that come from???
(So don't feel alone, Mezz!)
And why capitalize Bee's, Wasp's, and Hornet's? These are not proper nouns (i.e. names, like Opie Taylor's Aunt Bee).
Two bees, six wasps, fifty hornets, 6 nesting areas and all my toys… (plurals, no apostrophes!).
But we have "A bee's nest." (possessive, needs apostrophe) -- a nest belonging to a single lonesome bee (?); perhaps more correctly: The bees' nest (a nest belonging to more than one bee).
(Buy 'em books, and buy 'em books, and all they do is eat the covers.")![]()
VIP bees, etc.?… Question, if those bees, wasps and hornets are viewed as very important, can't they be capitalized?
Bee's, Wasp's, Hornet's …
(So don't feel alone, Mezz!)
Two bees, six wasps, fifty hornets, 6 nesting areas and all my toys… (plurals, no apostrophes!).
But we have "A bee's nest." (possessive, needs apostrophe) -- a nest belonging to a single lonesome bee (?); perhaps more correctly: The bees' nest (a nest belonging to more than one bee).![]()
VIP bees, etc.?
There's no grammatical support for that, but maybe ALL CAPS for "VIP bees, wasps and hornets"?