2006-09-06 03:33:25 · 29 answers · asked by Hedgehog 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
if there are more than two........
2006-09-06 03:38:19 · update #1
would you believe it.... The YAHOO SPELL CHECKER put the apostrophe in Mothers in Law.......
2006-09-06 03:47:15 · update #2
The singular is mother in law
If you wanted to pluralise the phrase, it would be mothers in law because it is the mother that is plural not the law.
(note, there is no apostrophe when pluralising a word)
2006-09-06 03:35:54 · answer #1 · answered by BadShopper 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Mothers in Law
2006-09-06 11:36:31 · answer #2 · answered by me 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mothers-in-law
2006-09-06 10:38:25 · answer #3 · answered by Steven S 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Mothers in law
2006-09-06 13:08:57 · answer #4 · answered by sexylips232 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's Mother-in-law.
2006-09-06 10:36:04 · answer #5 · answered by Dan 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
if there's 2 or more of them, it should be mothers-in-law, "s" on "mother" and no apostrophe. Possessive would be mother-in-law's Yahoo spell checker is wrong, no matter which (plural or possessive) it's referring to.
2006-09-06 15:18:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mothers - in - Law (no apostrophe!)
The apostrophe indicates Mother is in law - so maybe she's a judge or solicitor - most of them are pretty good detectives!
2006-09-06 10:39:02 · answer #7 · answered by Marinersfan 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Neither, the plural of mother in law is mothers in law. no apostrophe
2006-09-06 10:38:45 · answer #8 · answered by alicepears 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The plural is mothers in Law
2006-09-06 10:42:56 · answer #9 · answered by bellybuttonflasher 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's Mothers-in-law. "Mother" becomes plural and therefore receives the suffix "s" (without the apostrophe); "law" remains singular. There are two (or more) "mothers" but only one "law".
2006-09-07 07:30:09 · answer #10 · answered by dondon 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋