Hi, with reference to “la Belgique a la plus basse proportion de McDonald's par habitant.””
In French, is the apostrophe really used in this way? It looks like an English possessive apostrophe.
“McDonald’s” apostrophe
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No, the apostrophe isn’t used this way in French. However in this case the registered company name is ‘ McDonald’s ’, even in France. Therefore ‘ chez McDonald’s ‘ or ‘ de McDonald’s ‘, when using its registered name.
https://www.mcdonalds.fr/
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For what it's worth, MacDonald's is most often referred to as Macdo in everyday French.
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“McDonald’s” apostrophe
Hi, with reference to “la Belgique a la plus basse proportion de McDonald's par habitant.””
In French, is the apostrophe really used in this way? It looks like an English possessive apostrophe.
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