Is it Mother’s Day or Mothers’ Day? Where should the apostrophe go?

šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡² It’s Mother’s Day in the USA.

ā“ Did you wake up wondering where to put the apostrophe in your mom’s card? šŸ˜†

āœ… Well, it’s your lucky day as I can confirm it should go between the ā€˜R’ and the ā€˜S’. Mother’s Day.

Yes, more than one mum is celebrating her special day today, but it’s convention to treat it as a singular. It’s the day for your one and only mum.

If it’s good enough for the Chicago Manual of Style, then it’s good enough for me. And my mother. šŸ˜…

My mum received her gift from me back in March as we celebrate Mother’s Day earlier in the UK. And she definitely appreciated a properly punctuated card! šŸ‡¬šŸ‡§

Happy Mother’s Day American moms. šŸ’

ā“Do any of you use mam/mum like we do in the UK?

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