Possessive apostrophe and names ending in "s".

Discussion in 'Word Mechanics' started by adrenaline7, Sep 24, 2011.

  1. digitig

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    That's correct. The latter is now considered old-fashioned, but is still used for classical names -- and probably by people who consider that it feels "traditional". :)

    (Ooh, I can post again! I've been unable to post to these forums for the best part of a week.)
     

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