Grammar question

[iljain]

Someone told me it should be "Did you know McDonalds' chickens causing?" But I think it should be McDonald's instead of McDonalds'.

Here is what he prove with the link
http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/apostro.asp

But I asked jixsoo, she said he is wrong.
She linked me this to prove I'm right.

http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education...phes-possessive

Some English teacher also said to me this

McDonald's ---> this is the full name of the fast food chain.

It would be odd to say McDonald's's.

Under the circumstances, you can only use McDonald's chicken.

Please see

http://www.businessinsider.com/how-chicken...are-made-2016-5

McDonald's ---> this is the full name of the fast food chain.

It would be odd to say McDonald's's.

Under the circumstances, you can only use McDonald's chicken.

Please see http://www.businessinsider.com/how-chicken...-are-made-2016-

Which is correct?

[caffeine]

It's best to throw in an extra to be on the safe side: McDonald's's's.

[Okey_Dokey]

Someone told me it should be "Did you know McDonalds' chickens causing?" But I think it should be McDonald's instead of McDonalds'.

How about a midway: McDonald's' chickens? This way you show that you know how to spell McDonald's and that you know the English apostrophization rules.

It's best to throw in an extra to be on the safe side

Same is true for commas. English speakers love commas. They can't get enough of them: Dear flatmates, I asked my father, who studied law for several semesters, what the legal basis looks like when the house in which you're a tenant, is sold.

[iljain]

thx

[ZeroT]

You were right. McDonald's Chicken. Anything else would be would be unnecessary or wrong. McDonalds' is definitely wrong since the full name of the restaurant is McDonald's.

[Okey_Dokey]

What is the possessive of McDonald's?

There are similar threads. People are undecided.

[BarelyTherey]

Fail safe: Macca's Chicken.


McDonald's = Ronald McDonald --> McDonald's Restaurant.

Therefore, McDonald's [restaurant] has McDonald's chicken.

Better yet.... Just use what they use on their website.

[mrsahrnsby]

Okay let me preface this by saying that this post is due to a direct interaction between myself and Iljain.

So, the topic in question was McDonalds' chicken nuggets.

Note how I put the apostrophe behind the S because that is what is up for debate. He thinks I am referring to the name of the fast food chain. I am not. We all know it's called McDonald's.

What I tried to explain to him was that the subject was the chicken nuggets. And since we cannot type "McDonald's's" it changes to McDonalds'.

But, ya know, what do I know? He studied English for a full year and I have been speaking it my entire life.

I have since gotten many native English speakers to concur on my logic to try and convince him but he remains stubborn in that I was wrong.

I'm not seeking anyone's approval on this- I am commenting on his insistence.

Have a lovely day everyone and thanks for reading this dead thread.

[XaeL]

Just gonna say as a native english speaker, the correct answer is totally MacDonald's's's'

[Kitaru]

What I tried to explain to him was that the subject was the chicken nuggets. And since we cannot type "McDonald's's" it changes to McDonalds'.

Hi, native English speaker here. Under no circumstances does it mysteriously become McDonalds' -- that's only an accepted possessive if someone's name ends in "s" which McDonald does not.

Just say "McDonald's chicken."

Just gonna say as a native english speaker, the correct answer is totally MacDonald's's's'

Whomst'd've gaveth thine that idea?

[Danieru]

I would have, I was trolling in C2 chat.

[CosmicCommunist]

I think it's a case of sheep.

I saw a sheep.
I saw some sheep.
I saw two sheep.

I saw a McDonald's.
I saw some McDonald's.
I saw two McDonald's.

For possession

Instead of the whomst'd've version of McDonald's's

Just say "It belongs to McDonald's" instead of "It's McDonald's's"

Something like that.