On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 08:33:56PM +0000, Raf Czlonka wrote: > > +04/01 April Fool's Day > > This I'm not entirely sure of but both Google and Wikipedia use plural > possessive - "April Fools' Day". >
oxford style manual notes "Fool's" (singular) as being of US in origin, and "Fools'" as UK. i would probably use "Fools'" myself. > > +11/05 Guy Fawkes' Day > > If Google search results are anything to go by, then "Guy Fawkes Night" > might be a bit better as it returns slightly more results. Regardless > how you call it, however, it's neither possessive, nor plural. > it is possessive. but it may well be more usually written without the apostrophe. apostrophes often get applied illogically. i can;t say in this case, since i can;t find anything definitive. personally i would use an apostrophe. but everyone i know calls it bonfire night. jmc
