Apostrophes, general

• Not women's cloakroom, but women’s cloakroom.
  
• Not ladie's underwear, but ladies’ underwear.
  
• Not Boy’s Gym, but Boys’ Gym.
  
• Not Orange’s and Lemon’s say the bell’s of St Clements, but Oranges and Lemons say the bells of St. Clements. (See the greengrocer's apostrophe)
  
• Not The Jones’ house, but The Joneses’ house (See the cottage sign error)
  
• Not “The Smith’s" on the sign at the cottage, but "The Smiths' ”. 
  
• Not She want’s to leave, but She wants to leave.
  
• Not The dog sat on it’s tail, but The dog sat on its tail. (See its and it's)
  
• Not Its a nice day, but It’s a nice day. (See its and it's)
  
• Not For Jesus’s sake, but for Jesus' sake.

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