Linked Questions
25 questions linked to/from When did it become correct to add an “s” to a singular possessive already ending in “‑s”?
9
votes
5
answers
26k
views
Strunk and White says "Charles's" is correct -- is this still the case? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the correct possessive for nouns ending in s?
When did it become correct to add an 's' to a singular possessive already ending in 's'?
I just bought ...
- 246
18
votes
4
answers
76k
views
What is the pronunciation of the possessive words that already end in s? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
When did it become correct to add an ‘s’ to a singular possessive already ending in ‘s’?
Which singular names ending in “s” form possessives with only a bare apostrophe?
My ...
- 335
102
votes
3
answers
156k
views
What is the correct possessive for nouns ending in "‑s"?
What is the possessive of a noun ending in ‑s? Are these both right, or is the second one wrong?
the boys' books
the boss' car
- 58.8k
44
votes
3
answers
102k
views
Which singular names ending in “s” form possessives with only a bare apostrophe?
Many questions already ask about this topic (What is the correct possessive for nouns ending in "‑s"? , When did it become correct to add an “s” to a singular possessive already ending in “‑...
- 697
9
votes
3
answers
26k
views
Possessives of a title in italics
If one writes a word in italics, say the name of a movie, and wants to put apostrophe s at the end to form the possessive, is the apostrophe s italicised with the title? Chinatown's or Chinatown's?
- 91
19
votes
2
answers
140k
views
What is the correct syntax for a plural possessive of a word already ending in s? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the correct possessive for nouns ending in s?
Before you vote to close as a duplicate, note that these two questions deal with similar issues to this, but none of them ...
- 624
9
votes
2
answers
3k
views
Bayes' Theorem or Bayes's Theorem? (Similarly, Charles' Law or Charles's Law?) [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
When did it become correct to add an ‘s’ to a singular possessive already ending in ‘s’?
Which singular names ending in “s” form possessives with only a bare apostrophe?
Which one ...
- 2,209
6
votes
2
answers
30k
views
Plural name apostrophe position
At my English lesson the native English speaker couldn’t tell what is correct and promised to search it for us!
He told us that if James is one person then we should write
James' Book
but if we ...
- 225
1
vote
2
answers
131k
views
Jones's or Jones'? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the correct possessive for nouns ending in s?
When did it become correct to add an 's' to a singular possessive already ending in 's'?
I've always heard that when ...
- 849
1
vote
2
answers
2k
views
Apostrophe for words ending with the letter S [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the correct possessive for nouns ending in s?
When did it become correct to add an 's' to a singular possessive already ending in 's'?
I always had this difficulty ...
- 1,715
7
votes
1
answer
2k
views
Achilles heel and Achilles tendon
Studying possessive apostrophes I have searched on ELU the questions correlated to this matter.
I have found the following: «What is the correct possessive for nouns ending in s?» and &...
user19148
7
votes
1
answer
1k
views
"Dawkins'" or "Dawkins's" [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
When did it become correct to add an 's' to a singular possessive already ending in 's'?
I learned from school to use Dawkins', for example
That is Mr. ...
user2682
4
votes
1
answer
362
views
Genitive of Fritz [duplicate]
How do I form a Genitive of Fritz, i. e. a word that indicates that something or someone belongs to him?
Following options come to mind and neither sounds English:
Fritz's friends
Fritzes ...
- 1,036
2
votes
1
answer
824
views
Apostrophe usage in the Iliad (Lombardo) [duplicate]
I'm taking a classics class, and we're currently reading Lombardo's translation of the Iliad. It strikes me incredibly odd how possessive and plural nouns are formed:
The met by the ancient oak ...
- 185
2
votes
1
answer
145
views
When a name finishes in "s" can you say Jaume Casals's biography? [duplicate]
Is this sentence correct?
Here you can find Jaume Casals's biography.
I think the final " 's " is unnecessary, but I am not 100% sure. Could anyone help?
Thanks.
- 21
2
votes
1
answer
3k
views
Apostrophe after Proper Noun ending with s [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the correct possessive for nouns ending in s?
When did it become correct to add an 's' to a singular possessive already ending in 's'?
Today's ...
- 29
1
vote
1
answer
3k
views
Possessive form of Mrs. (with full-stop/period) [duplicate]
Let's assume I have a text talking about Mrs. Jones and I want to start a section talking about her childhood. Which of the following forms, if any, is valid?
Mrs.'s childhood
or
Mrs.' ...
- 119
1
vote
1
answer
4k
views
Jenkins' vs Jenkins's vs Jenkins'es [duplicate]
While my question applies to Jenkins (software) which was named after Jenkins named meant to evoke a feel of English butler, there is a historical precent:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_Jenkins'...
user22210
1
vote
1
answer
1k
views
Multiple people possession [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is “my wife and I's” correct, or should it be “my wife's and my”?
Preferred way to apostrophise in case of dual or multiple ownership by ...
- 143
0
votes
1
answer
124
views
How to add a possessive to a plural that doesn't follow the "add s" rule?
Let us say that I want to talk about the houses that are collectively owned by a set of mice. The phrase "the mice houses" doesn't make sense to me, but "the mice's houses" also ...
0
votes
1
answer
22k
views
Mars's or Mars'? [duplicate]
I'm a pretty fluent English speaker, but this has been bothering me for a long time... It all started when I saw people, for example, saying Mars' atmosphere, according to my knowledge, the only time ...
- 101
0
votes
1
answer
19k
views
Apostrophes and s’s [duplicate]
I always forget the rule about if something is possessive put 's at the end, for example "the sailor's hat". I know some people say to remember because it has a different meaning if it's plural (e.g. "...
- 2,888
-1
votes
1
answer
744
views
Adding “’s” when the name ends with “s”? [duplicate]
Example 1:
Peter’s bag
Example 2:
Chris’s car
Is example 2 correct? If not, what is the rule for names that end with “s”?
- 1,149
2
votes
0
answers
1k
views
How to handle the possessive case of the name Franks [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the correct possessive for nouns ending in s?
When did it become correct to add an 's' to a singular possessive already ending in 's'?
Hey guys I was ...
- 308
0
votes
0
answers
2k
views
Apostrophe on Proper Nouns that end in -s. “Louis's” vs “Louis’ '’? [duplicate]
Though I see that many have asked the question of whether acronyms that ends with a "s" should be s' or s's, I have puzzled over whether nouns that ends in “s” should end in s's or s'.
Many sources ...
- 153