Wednesdays or Wednesday’s? (Helpful Examples)

Apostrophes and plural forms can be confusing at times. Luckily, this article is here to help you understand the differences between most plural and possessive forms. We’ll touch on the differences between “Wednesdays” and “Wednesday’s” here.

Wednesdays or Wednesday’s?

You can use “Wednesdays” when referring to multiple days that fall on a Wednesday. It is the plural form, and the “s” comes at the end to signify this. “Wednesday’s” is the singular possessive form. An apostrophe is needed after the day to show that “Wednesday” owns an object.

This table should give you a clearer picture of what to look out for:

Singular	Wednesday
Plural	Wednesdays
Singular possessive	Wednesday’s
Plural possessive	Wednesdays’

When creating the plural form, you generally only need to add an “s” to the end of a noun. In this situation, “Wednesday” (meaning one day of the week) can become “Wednesdays” (meaning a repeat of the same day every week).

To create the singular possessive form, you should add an “‘s” to the end of the singular form. This is fairly standard across most regular nouns in English. “Wednesday” becomes “Wednesday’s” in this case.

It’s rare to come across the plural possessive form for a day of the week. Nevertheless, it is still grammatically correct. You simply add an apostrophe to the end of the plural form to make it work.

Wednesdays

“Wednesdays” is the plural form of “Wednesday.” It works when you are referring to multiple instances of the same day of the week. There is no possession involved when you write Wednesday like this.

These examples will demonstrate how to use “Wednesdays” in a sentence:

• Wednesdays are always going to be hard for me. I have so many extracurricular activities to take part in.
• I’m not sure if Wednesdays will work well. I have a few things that I need to go over every week.
• You love Wednesdays almost as much as I do. I hope we can do something together soon.
• Let’s make the most of your Wednesdays while we still have a chance! I’m sure we’ll figure something out.
• I want to be there on Wednesdays, but I don’t know if I can rejig my schedule enough for that to work.

Most proper nouns in English follow standard pluralization rules. Though it’s not always common to pluralize a proper noun, you simply add an “s” to the end of the word to show multiple instances of it.

You can refer to other proper nouns (like people’s names) to help you understand the simplicity of plural rules:

• Tom
• Many Toms

• Emma
• Two Emmas

Wednesday’s

You should only use “Wednesday’s” when the noun owns another object in the sentence. It is the singular possessive form. It means that “Wednesday” owns an object, which usually comes directly after the day of the week (i.e. “Wednesday’s meeting”).

Here are a few examples to teach you how to use “Wednesday’s” in a sentence:

• I’m sorry, but Wednesday’s meeting isn’t going to be held at the restaurant. We need to figure something out.
• Wednesday’s restaurant plans have been rearranged. Do you know of any better areas to hang out?
• What about every Wednesday’s snooker game? Did you not think that we’d be able to come along to that?
• I’m here for Wednesday’s entertainment. Where can I go to get sorted out before my time on the stage?
• What’s up with Wednesday’s schedule? Is there anything that you need me to run you through before next time?

Adding an “‘s” to the end of most nouns allows it to become a possessive form. This follows standard English rules, making it clearer how to use “Wednesday’s.”

“Wednesday is” is another alternative that can create “Wednesday’s.” This is known as a contraction, where “is” is shortened and attached to the end of “Wednesday.” It’s most common in spoken English.

• Wednesday’s no good for me. I’m really sorry, but we’ll have to sort something else out.
• What about Wednesday’s going to be fun again? I can’t figure it out at all.
• He said that Wednesday’s going to work best. Do you think you can come along then?

Wednesdays’

You can use “Wednesdays'” as the plural possessive form. However, it’s very uncommon in English because most native speakers consider it jarring and redundant. You’re usually better off avoiding it because multiple instances of the same day don’t often own an object.

If you’re looking at things from a purely grammatical standpoint, there is nothing wrong with “Wednesdays’.” It follows all the standard rules one might expect from the plural possessive form. It isn’t used much because it doesn’t fit many contexts.

Here are a few examples to show you how to use “Wednesdays'” in a sentence:

• Multiple of those Wednesdays’ reports had to be scrapped. I can’t really go into detail about that.
• What about all of those Wednesdays’ findings? Do you think they’re going to continue looking into it?
• I told you about many of those Wednesdays’ issues, but people just decided to brush my comment away.

The following example will help you understand why the plural possessive form isn’t commonplace for days of the week:

• Most of those Wednesdays’ papers have to be deleted.
• The Wednesday papers have to be deleted.

As you can see, the plural possessive form is replaced with the singular form in the second example. The meaning is still the same, but the singular form is grouped with a plural noun to show that multiple objects or events happen on the same day.

Tip to Remember the Difference

These tips should help you remember the differences between the singular and plural possessive forms.

To remember the singular possessive form, you simply add an apostrophe and an “s” to the end of the singular form. This allows “Wednesday” to become “Wednesday’s” when you want the possession to come through.

The plural possessive form isn’t commonly used. However, the tip to remember is simply to add an apostrophe to the end of the plural form since it already ends in an “s.”

Final Thoughts

You can use “Wednesdays” when referring to more than one instance of “Wednesday.” This is the plural form, and it follows standard English rules. “Wednesday’s” is the singular possessive form, and “Wednesdays'” is the plural possessive form, though the latter isn’t common.