“McDonald’s” apostrophe

BrianC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

“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. 

Asked 1 year ago
MaartenC1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

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/

ChrisC1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

For what it's worth, MacDonald's is most often referred to as Macdo in everyday French.

“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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