Taxi Driver Online

Just got back from a wet week in North Devon.

Whilst in Ilfracombe I came across a small taxi office.

In the window in big tall letters was the name of the company

Filers Taxies

Bet they greet their customers with Taxee

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You really know how to party.

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Bet you read Eats, shoots and leaves by Lynne Truss, the so-called apostrophe fascist.

OK, which one is correct :

Bobs Taxis

Bob's Taxis

Bobs Taxi's

Bob's Taxi's

I've seen all four of them on vehicles and the like (not necessarily Bob, but you know what I mean!).

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A guy in our town has Bob's Taxis on the rooflight and Bobs Taxi's on the door.

He also wears blue trousers and brown shoes with black socks.

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The second one. Bob's Taxis
Literate sod arn't I?

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I don't doubt for a minute you are right MDH.

But if your not, then I know someone who will point you in the right direction.

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Must be hedging his bets.

I was in my thirties before I worked it out, but until then I hedged my bets by making sure I never used apostrophes.

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At last someone sticks their neck out!

I'm never 100% sure about apostrophes, but I'm very inclined to agree with you.

It's to indicate possession - ie Bob has possession of the taxis, thus Bob's Taxis. However, the taxis have possession of nothing - it's just the plural of taxi, thus no apostrophe required.

However, if you refer to the taxi's rooflight, for example, then there's possession, therefore an apostrophe is required.

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I am crap at grammar but surely it depends on the number of Bob's and taxi's involved.

If it was refering to two guys named Bob who shared a taxi then it would be Bobs' Taxi

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I think you're right in principle, but 'Bobs' seems a bit akward - the plural of Bob?

The example I usually think about is 'a tax payer's money' - ie that would be if you were referring to one tax payer. However, if you're talking about the plural - ie taxpayers - then because you're not adding an s to indicate possession, the apostrophe goes after the existing s - ie it's not being changed to 'taxpayers's money', but just 'taxpayers' money'.

Basically I always say to myself that if the s is there already then you put the apostrophe after it to indicate possession

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Don't say I didn't warn you.

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