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my friends' vs my friends's

Both "my friends'" and "my friends's" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "My friends'" is the possessive form for a plural noun ending in 's', while "my friends's" is the possessive form for a singular noun ending in 's'.

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my friends'

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use "my friends'" when indicating that something belongs to multiple friends. This is the possessive form for a plural noun ending in 's'.

Examples:

I am going to my friends' house for dinner.
These are my friends' books.

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I rarely try to swallow my friends' tongues.
Half of my friends' parents are divorced.
Just watching my friends' tailgating party.
But I was close to my friends' children.
Three of my friends' fathers were shot.
Just so my friends' mothers can have something to brag about.
That didn't include using my friends' bodies.
You envy my advancement and my friends'.
Most of my friends' parents.
I also believe you know about some of my friends' extracurricular activities.
And l don't spill my friends' beans.
Oil execs, waitresses, my friends' moms.
All my friends' parents are divorced.
But my friends' secrets are at your disposal.
You should have seen my friends' faces.
All my friends' parents are separated.
I see how kids affect my friends' lives.
And I'm trying to save my friends' jobs.
Truthfully, it's not like any of my friends' parents are so great.
Yes! I wanted to share my friends' enthusiasm, but I couldn't.

Alternatives:

the friends'

my friends's

This phrase is correct but less common in English.

Use "my friends's" when indicating that something belongs to a singular friend. This is the possessive form for a singular noun ending in 's'.

Examples:

This is my friends's car.
I am going to my friends's party.

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My friend's an outcast here.
Relax, my friend's got it covered.
My friend's rebuilding her pelvic floor.
My friend's filing suit against the city.
My friend's sittin' there.
My friend's stuck in Chicago.
I went to get my friend's belongings in Eureka.
I was filling out my friend's form...
We'll go to my friend's cabin.
I quit work and joined my friend's organic farm.
He's my friend's dog...
We buried my friend's brother today.
My friend's drunk because of you.
To honor my friend's memory, I must be someone else.
I was... downloaded into my friend's body.
My... my friend's out of town.
My friend's out of town.
Witnessing my friend's final breath?
He's my friend's brother.
Because she's my friend's girl, I stopped thinking about it.

Alternatives:

my friend's

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