Aug 28
A single object belonging to two people
Posted on Friday, August 28, 2009 in Punctuation
If two people own one thing, put the possessive apostrophe after the second name.
Chet Huntley and David Brinkley’s evening news program ended in 1970.
[this was a co-anchored news program]
If two people own different items, put the apostrophe after both names.
Dave Letterman’s and Jay Leno’s TV shows feature comedy and guests.
[these are separate shows on separate networks]
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