New Years' Eve party Hi, I found this phrase "I want to have a New Years' Eve party" My question is, does the apostrophe have to place after or before the -S? and Why?

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Osman

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Before the S. Because it is possessive. John Brown's pencil. Last night's party. Today's test. New Year's Day. New Year's Eve.

A good rule for checking X's Y is to see if it make sense as Y of X e.g: The party of New Year = New Year's Party The car of Bob = Bob's car

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