What's correct? Petrovski's home/residence or Petrovski home/residence. Note that Petrovski is the family name (last name), not the first name.   I know that for first name is always 's, but what about family name?
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I know the former is the generally accepted usage, as that’s all I’ve ever seen over the years; meaning, by extension, "The Smiths ..live here" – presumably; whilst the second example implies, "The Smiths’ Home", which seems to me an obviously superior proposition for a sign on a residence.  My bias makes me suspect the former is just a pragmatic simplification that has become standard practice (but then, so is the latter an incomplete shortcut.)  What might a pedantic English instructor think if driving by such a sign, The Smiths’, and why?
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I've recently embarked on my PhD studies (cancer, structural biology) and have yet to publish. Currently, there are some 200 papers in my name and several thousand under my surname. Because of this, I am considering switching my surname to an old, rare, surname in my family, which is only used by one active researcher.  My question is this: are there any reasonable alternatives that does not include legally changing my name? I personally don't mind changing it, but the old surname happens to be "noble", and may come off as quite pretentious. I would be able to change to another, less pretentious, surname, but in terms of rareness, no alternative comes close.   In short, what are my alternatives?
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With a name that ends in -s, such as Travis or Lewis, where and when should you use -es, -'s, -s or just leave it alone to both pluralise, and to infer belonging to?  E.g., if the ball belongs to Travis, which suffix would be used in      The ball is Travis[es/'s/s/].   And, referring to a group of people all named Travis, which is correct:     Here come the Travis[es/'s/s/].
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Which way of writing the word: "Email" or "e-mail" is correct? Both variants seem to be in wide use. If both ones are okay, maybe there is a difference in contexts they have been used (one is more formal than the other)?
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I have seen people using "This one is Daddy's" with the word "one" before a form of the verb be. I am confused about which is more accurate, to use:     This is Daddy's.   or     This one is Daddy's.   Hope you can address my concerns, thank you.
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I am sorry if the question is silly, but I think I heard both options spoken by native speaker. So, which one is correct?
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I'm not sure of the right place to ask this, but I got confused trying to understand how the computer will interpret the sentence:     This is my picture.   In actual sense, the real owner of the picture should be the photographer not the person who was photographed... or am I getting something wrong? So, it seems the confusing thing about 'picture' is determining who the real owner of the picture is. So is there a special category for these kind of nouns or an official clarification somewhere?  Thanks
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What is the correct term to use, or what is the difference between the two?  For instance, if you describe yourself as a founder in a resume it sounds like you founded something alone. In plural form (founders), it suddenly seems more like co-founders - that you didn't do it alone. But I don't know if co-founder alone maybe sounds as if you didn't have a leading role in the founding part.   Hope anyone can clear up my confusion here! Thanks  CC (From Denmark - if the grammar isn't perfect I apologize in advance ;)
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When collecting first and last name from users, should the name be formatted if it will be shown to the user again?  Example: BILL is formatted to Bill  It seem almost impossible to account for all the variations on names.
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I am married to an EU citizen, I am confused about what to submit on "home address" supporting documents. I don't have a mortgage or property deed simply because I live with my husband. So what should I fill with the missing supporting documents of home address if I am currently living with my husband?
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I would like to know what the rule is to explain why we do not use the genitive construction hotel's room. Instead, we say "a hotel room".  Other examples:      a hospital bed   a bike stand   Would it suffice to ask "What kind of..."?
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Citizens of the Lithuania, sounds wrong. Citizens of the Russia too. However, citizens of the Ukraine, sounds right. Also of the United States (of America) as well as of the United Kingdom.  What is the proper usage of 'the' to name a country?
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What is the rule for omitting/including the definite article in the following sentences:     I used to play piano.   I used to play the piano.   I would pick the first sentence, but I've heard people say the second sentence even when they are not referring to a specific piano. Which one is correct?
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With proper nouns, we don't use the except for river names, newspaper names, etc.  I want to know why we use the with White House. I mean, under which rule can we categorize it? What could other similar examples for that rule be?
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When I'm addressing someone in writing, such as on a forum or other public space, will I need a comma(s) before/after/surrounding their name?  For example:     Thanks for that information Greg we're here to help.
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I have one official first name which appears on my ID card. I have another first name which friends call me by. Is it possible to use my unofficial first name and official family name to publish scientific papers? How can I prove to someone that I am one of the authors?
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So my student and I are writing a paper, my question is:  Among firstname.lastname@student.institution.domain vs firstname.lastname1@gmail.com  which sounds more professional?   I personally submitted a paper back when I was a bachelor student using my gmail address, although I had a similar student account like the one above. But my supervisor back then advised me not to use an @student account  In , a reviewer mentioned that he tends to have a negative a-priori when he sees an author of a paper with a gmail address (he admits that it should mainly be about the quality of the work, but he can't help it)