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Wouldn't 'Mens Room' without the apostrophe also be correct as rather than a room belonging to men, men is acting as an attributive noun? You rarely see Men's Room on a sign. Happy to be proven wrong, but I would not put an apostrophe here.
Commented Sep 9, 2012 on Mens' or Men's? at Ask the English Teacher
Mens' or Men's?
Jody asks: I am in an argument with a sign maker at the high school I'm building. I say it should be Men's Locker Room. He said it's Mens' because Men is plural. Same with Women's Locker Room versus Womens'. Who is correct? You are, and here's why: In very old English, we formed plurals not with ...
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