You can NOT contract the proper noun with the word is, because that will mean possessive.

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"Bob is fat"fat."

Would it be proper to do "Bob's fat"fat."?

To me, this looks possessive, as if we're talking about his fat rather than using "fat" as an adjective. What's the proper way to do this?

"Bob is fat."

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edited Dec 1, 2014 at 23:46

Using a name as a contraction with "is", syntax looks possesivepossessive?

"Bob is fat"

Would it be proper to do "Bob's fat"?

To me, this looks possesivepossessive, as if we're talking about his fat rather than using "fat" as an adjective. What's the proper way to do this?

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asked Dec 1, 2014 at 23:38

Using a name as a contraction with "is", syntax looks possesive?

"Bob is fat"

Would it be proper to do "Bob's fat"?

To me, this looks possesive, as if we're talking about his fat rather than using "fat" as an adjective. What's the proper way to do this?