Let's get this straight once and for all...
It's Fathers' Day. Not Father's Day. Same with Mothers' Day.
The reason behind this is, fantastic as you may believe your father is, it ISN'T JUST HIS DAY. There are lots of fathers. When something is plural, you put the apostrophe after the "s".
If you have "Father's Day", this means that just one father gets a day. So we would have to have some rota system. This seems unfair, and also unlikely that we are going to get through every father in the world, celebrating the day on an annual basis. There is nothing wrong with the system of Fathers' Day, which allows us to celebrate all the fathers once per year (even the slightly loopy ones who dress up as Superman and make a nuisance of themselves in public buildings).
So, be like me and refuse to buy cards that say Father's Day! Revolt!*
* NB This usually means making your own card, or being creative with Tippex, as Hallmark has not yet accepted the LGS (Laura's Grammar Standard) rules. It is a matter of time until I rule the world, at which point deviation from the LGS will not be tolerated and will be punished with imprisonment with nothing but a copy of Lynne Truss' Eats Shoots and Leaves.
3 comments:
But you miss the point -you ( and everyone else) only has ONE father. Biologically .
Well, I liked the card anyway!
RSN
well - this was the first year I wrote father's day, not fathers' day, as it's a day celebrating MY father! Not fatherhood in general. Veterans' day is different....
Jack
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