I’m currently helping to set up a job on a CNC router to carve some lettering into the back (curved) rail of a bench that fits around a tree…by the by…
The lettering, I’ve been advised is supposed to read thus…
The Mayors’ Seat
Some people who purport to speak English in my organisation have argued the placement of the apostrophe. Should it go before the S or after the S?
I’ve been told after the S, but folks keep walking into my workshop and saying ‘you know that’s wrong doncha?’…. 😕
The seat/bench belongs to not one Mayor, but it is the seat for past, present and future Mayors so in essence, it belongs to many Mayor-i…
Where would you put the apostrophe so I can check I’m not making an embarrassing mistake?