Timeline for What is the pronunciation of the possessive words that already end in s?
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| Jan 8, 2014 at 18:44 | comment | added | supercat | @RussellPoirier: I would suggest the proper pronunciation of "James'" would be two syllables: "Jame" and "z". No extra "letters", but not the same as the non-possessive "James". | |
| Jun 30, 2011 at 22:26 | comment | added | Russell Poirier | Why would you pronounce letters that aren't in the word? Shouldn't "James'" be pronounced the same as "James"? | |
| May 11, 2011 at 2:34 | comment | added | FumbleFingers | I think it's a bit more than just James'[z] sounds better. Any other pronunciation is just plain wrong, regardless of debate over the correct written form. | |
| Apr 30, 2011 at 20:02 | comment | added | Bogdan Lataianu | the second part of your answer, after "If this is the right form" does not answer the question. @Greg asked specifically about possessive words that end up in "s". | |
| Nov 30, 2010 at 13:33 | vote | accept | Greg | ||
| Nov 30, 2010 at 12:18 | history | answered | VonC | CC BY-SA 2.5 |