dumb grammar question

mlf625

What is the plural version of Lopez?  I want to order SIL and her husband a personalized item and monogram it like "The Smiths" .... but what's the proper plural form for the last name Lopez?  Lopezes?  That looks really bizarre to me.

libbyann

I would cheat and say, "The Lopez Family"

mlf625

libbyann:

I would cheat and say, "The Lopez Family"

That's kind of what I was thinking, but it's a tree skirt and I felt like that got a little wordy.  IDK.

Funny thing is, my maiden name ends in an 's' and I should probably know how to handle this.  My family always went 'The Xxs Family' route, though.   

mcurban

I have no idea. But, just wanted to throw in there that I used to be  a Jones and always wondered how I would do the plural + possessive (i.e., the house belonging to more than one Jones).

rssn??

ETA: I just googled and, duh, the article changes to make it plural. So, you should do "Los Lopez"  Walla!!

A&Jmom

My maiden name was an "s" also, and I am pretty sire to make it plural you add es.  But I agree "Lopezes" looks weird.  Maybe just put "Lopez"?  We have a Lopez on our christmas card list I I just do the "The Lopez Family" :P

 

FireChiefsBride

The Lopezes and the Joneses.

I second the Los Lopez, though. 

emabend

It would be The Lopezes if you speak English or Los Lopez if you are speaking Spanish. 

A&Jmom

mcurban:

ETA: I just googled and, duh, the article changes to make it plural. So, you should do "Los Lopez"  Walla!!

This is my vote! lol

rssnlvr

Lopezes (plural)

Joneses (plural)

Joneses' (plural possesive)

Jones's (singular possessive)

If we're talking about a tree skirt, I think The Lopez Family looks nicer than Lopezes. For some reason Lopezes makes me think of lozenges. 

AmethystBride

I'd just put Lopez--nothing else.  Or, you could do Familia Lopez.

:-)

mlf625

mcurban:

ETA: I just googled and, duh, the article changes to make it plural. So, you should do "Los Lopez"  Walla!! 

I sort of just died imagining my SIL's face if she got a tree skirt embroidered with 'Los Lopez'.  She's blonde haired and blue eyed and maybe knows 'hola' and 'adios'.    

Thanks for the input, ladies.  Las Ladies, I mean.