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When did it become correct to add an “s” to a singular possessive already ending in “‑s”?
According to my grammar book, but at variance to the answer to this question, the correct singular possessive if a word ends in ‑s is:
James’s car
The grammar book allows exceptions for historical ...
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How do I pronounce "s's" and "s'"? [duplicate]
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Pronouncing possessive words that already end in s
How do I pronounce possessives that end with the awkward "s's" ...
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What to use after a word which ends with "se" to indicate possession? [duplicate]
I apologize for the seemingly simple question. I've searched on Google for this, but could not find anything.
The word "Recluse", meaning (noun) "a person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid ...
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What’s the pronunciation of “ s’ ”? [duplicate]
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“The Weasley twins’ friend, Lee Jordan, was doing the commentary for
the match.”
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What’s the pronunciation of “ s’ ”_(2)? [duplicate]
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Mr Torres will be returning to the Amazon rainforest in ...
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How do you pronounce the possessive form of Las Vegas? [duplicate]
How do you pronounce the possessive form of Las Vegas? Example: Las Vegas' best radio station
Is it correct to put only an apostrophe after the 's' when writing the possessive form of this noun?
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How do I pronounce some possessive forms of words whose pronunciations end with s? [duplicate]
The examples come below.
Sussex's
Case's
anus's
How do I pronounce them?
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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
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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 “‑...
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What is the correct syntax for a plural possessive of a word already ending in s? [duplicate]
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Before you vote to close as a duplicate, note that these two questions deal with similar issues to this, but none of them ...
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How do I represent the "-ed" in "witnessed" phonetically?
How do I represent the -ed in witnessed (or any other similar word) phonetically? Is there a reference sheet somewhere for these? I notice that other endings do not get shown in most dictionaries ...
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Pronunciation of the possessive form of singular nouns ending in “s”
First, let me point out that this is a non-native English learner asking this question.
I know similar questions have been asked here (some of them found on this page), but (at least of those I saw) ...
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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
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How to pronounce the 's at the end of names that end with s
For example:
Lucas's dog was joyful.
do I pronounce the first word the exact same as if I just said Lucas, or do I say lucas-es?
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Should I answer the phone with “Mr. Beltz’s office” or “Mr. Beltz’ office”?
How would you pronounce the following when answering a phone for a boss whose last name is Beltz? Some people are saying Mr. Beltz’s office, pronouncing the extra s, and someone else thinks you should ...
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