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71 questions linked to/from Which singular names ending in “s” form possessives with only a bare apostrophe?
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How is possession indicated with an apostrophe for a name ending ss? [duplicate]
Hi assuming you have a name like Cross, Tess or Ross. What is the correct way of writing including the apostrophe assuming the owner is a singular entity?
Eg.
Ross's apples
Ross'es apples
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Possessive apostrophe for words ending in "s" [duplicate]
"This car belongs to Tom" is also written as "This is Tom's car".
How do I write "This car belongs to Yves"?
Is it Yves', or Yves's?
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Correct form of possessive for surname "Woods" [duplicate]
The golfer Tiger Woods's clubs... -or-
The golfer Tiger Woods' clubs...
The last name Woods is not biblical, etc. It is singular when it refers to the person, Tiger Woods. It is plural when it is ...
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Forbes' or Forbes's [duplicate]
Is it correct to say "Forbes' building was sold to NYU" or "Forbes's building was sold to NYU" ? Or perhaps both are correct?
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Plural Possessive of Surnames [duplicate]
For the plural possessive of a surname, would you concur that these are correct?
the Rogerses' house
(surname is 'Rogers')
or should it be "the Rogers' house" for the plural possessive ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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
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Mrs.' ...
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Singular possessive apostrophe for name ending in "s" [duplicate]
Creating some copy and want to make sure singular possessive name is correct...
If I have a name of an animal, Jaws, would correct grammar be, Jaws' Laws?
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"s" + Apostrophe [duplicate]
Our editorial office is more talented than The New York Times'.
In this sentence why is it Times' and not Times's?
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What is the possessive form of Bliss as a proper noun? [duplicate]
My daughter is named Bliss. We want to know how to label things like "Bliss's Toy Box" or would it be "Blisses Toy Box" or "Bliss' Toy Box" as you can tell I'm quite confused... Help please :)
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Not pronouncing the end of a possessive construction [duplicate]
Everyone knows the rule (not universally followed) that when a word ends with the letter S, we just add an apostrophe right after the word, instead of adding an apostrophe and an S after it. So, ...
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Apostrophe with Singular Proper Noun made up on Plural Word [duplicate]
I'm normally pretty confident with my punctuation, but this one has been stumping me, and it's probably because I don't know the proper phrasing for what I'm trying to ask:
How to we add a possessive ...
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Correct Possessive Form for the Name "James" [duplicate]
I have a son named James. James has a toy. When I speak and refer to his toy, should I say "Jaymz toy" or "Jaymz-iz toy?" Please avoid telling me how to spell it; I understand it ...
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Genitives of ancient names [duplicate]
I've read (in the Elements of Style) that, while genitives of names ending in ‘s’ may have an additional ‘s’, as in "Ross’s", this oughtn't
to be done with ancient names:
Exceptions are the ...
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