It's Tonys, not Tony's!
It's Tonys, not Tony's!
#0It's Tonys, not Tony's!
Posted: 6/11/06 at 11:41pmIt's an awards show, not an Italian restaurant.
Vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra
Salve, Salve Regina
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Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
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Mantber
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Hoof
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#2re: It's Tonys, not Tony's!
Posted: 6/11/06 at 11:45pmI could not agree more. I suppose it is the English major coming out in me.
#3re: It's Tonys, not Tony's!
Posted: 6/12/06 at 12:03amI guess it's not Tonies either.
erinrebecca
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/29/04
Hoof
Featured Actor Joined: 5/14/05
#5re: It's Tonys, not Tony's!
Posted: 6/12/06 at 12:21amWell, if you get multiple awards then I guess it would be "tonies". It's just that it's not a possessive. . .it's not like Tony owns these awards and is giving them out.
#6re: It's Tonys, not Tony's!
Posted: 6/12/06 at 12:35amBut the rules for plural nouns don't apply to certain plural proper nouns. Enough of that.
JohnBoy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/21/06
#7re: It's Tonys, not Tony's!
Posted: 6/12/06 at 12:36amPretend it's a contraction Tony for Tony and 's for AwardS - Tony's
broadwaybaby086
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/12/06
#8re: It's Tonys, not Tony's!
Posted: 6/12/06 at 12:39am
I have a huge debate in my head every time I type it out; my inner grammarian goes insane. But since the common name is short for the Antoinette Perry Awards, wouldn't it technically be an "'s" in the possessive sense, as they are her awards?
I could be wrong.
Avatar: JULIE "EFFING" WHITE, 2007 TONY WINNER. Thank God. I'm thinking about legally changing my name to Lizzie Curry...
#9re: It's Tonys, not Tony's!
Posted: 6/12/06 at 9:56pmBump dammit
colleen_lee
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/16/05
#10re: It's Tonys, not Tony's!
Posted: 6/12/06 at 9:59pm
I'm with broadwaybaby. My brain wants to explode when I contemplate the proper form of the word.
I mean, it COULD be thought of in a possessive sense which would warrant the apostrophe. They are Tony's Awards afterall.
#11re: It's Tonys, not Tony's!
Posted: 6/12/06 at 10:00pm^That's why I always typed "Tony Awards" instead. It drove me crazy.
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#12re: It's Tonys, not Tony's!
Posted: 6/12/06 at 10:13pm
depends on the sentence, no?
History Boys take home 5 Tonys.
The Tony's set has been used 3 times.
SweetQintheLights
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/12/05
#13re: It's Tonys, not Tony's!
Posted: 6/12/06 at 10:17pm
They are THE TONY Awards.
Tony does not own them. If he did, then that would warrant an apostrophe
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#14re: It's Tonys, not Tony's!
Posted: 6/13/06 at 4:01am
well in the example I gave where I used an apostrophe, its the set used (owned if you will) by the awards show, and thus why I used it.
Tony btw, was a she...
#15re: It's Tonys, not Tony's!
Posted: 6/13/06 at 4:07am
depends on the sentence, no?
Yes, but 90% of the time, the use is the incorrect one.
#16re: It's Tonys, not Tony's!
Posted: 6/13/06 at 4:23pmI love all of the grammar and spelling corrections.
faithanytwo
Stand-by Joined: 5/19/05
#17re: It's Tonys, not Tony's!
Posted: 6/13/06 at 4:27pmthis was something i truly never thought about before, hmm... now i might go insane thinking about it. thanks, everyone.
#18re: It's Tonys, not Tony's!
Posted: 6/13/06 at 4:36pm
It's not Tonys or Tony's!
It's Tonies! 
"In Oz, the verb is douchifizzation." PRS
#19re: It's Tonys, not Tony's!
Posted: 6/13/06 at 8:55pmAgree, but I don't think this needed a thread...
#20re: It's Tonys, not Tony's!
Posted: 6/13/06 at 10:34pmWell, then, perhaps another thread about who everyone's favorite Elphaba is, or what showtune they should play at their wedding.
ethanbrat
Chorus Member Joined: 5/10/05
#21re: It's Tonys, not Tony's!
Posted: 6/13/06 at 11:00pmActually the possesive form for the Tony Awards set would be Tonys' set because it is plural.
Joshua488
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/29/04
#22re: It's Tonys, not Tony's!
Posted: 6/13/06 at 11:05pmWow. I'm a stickler for correct English, but even I have learned that there really isn't a point to trying to correct people on the internet.
#23re: It's Tonys, not Tony's!
Posted: 6/13/06 at 11:08pmOf course there is! You can be harsh in the name of education.
Over_the_Moon
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/22/05
#24re: It's Tonys, not Tony's!
Posted: 6/13/06 at 11:34pmAs an avocate for threads with a point... I deem this one APPROVED!
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