What is the name of this ridiculous holiday?
I personally have always favored "April Fool's Day" (the day belonging to the April Fool).
But after seeing all the facebook posts today (yes, how sad, my apostrophic confidence is being shaken by facebook, of all things), I've started wondering, is it really "April Fools Day" (the day of many April Fools)?
Or might we all be wrong? Might it be "April Fools' Day" (the day belonging to many April Fools)?
Let's ask Google Battle, shall we?
April Fool's Day 8,600,000
April Fools Day 9,300,000
April Fools' Day 9,300,000
Hm. I somehow find those results less than convincing. Because it seems to be unable to differentiate between "Fools" and "Fools'," for one thing. And for another, I somehow doubt that this takes into account the fact that a significant number of people would mis-apostrophize it anyway, no matter which version was correct. Wikipedia favors "April Fools' Day." But we all know Wikipedia's not really a legitimate source, right?
So. Which is it, really? The world may never know.
But I think the more relevant point is that the world, aside from myself, most likely doesn't care.
Happy April first, everyone.
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