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- From: jww@evolving.com (John W. Woolley)
- Newsgroups: alt.usage.english
- Subject: Re: Apostrophe's - one more time
- Message-ID: <1992Dec30.195741.90754@evolving.com>
- Date: 30 Dec 92 19:57:41 GMT
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- jcf@world.std.com (Joseph C Fineman) writes:
- : Many people write Jones'
- : for the singular possessive -- even if they pronounce it with two
- : syllables! The Chicago Manual, however, recommends -- I think
- : sensibly -- adding 's to *all* singulars except for classical names
- : like Socrates & Jesus.
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- "National Review" uses the rule, better to my mind, that you write
- another "s" only when you pronounce another "s". Jones's car, Max's
- bike, France's burden, Arkansas's (!) governor; but Goebbels' lies,
- Dickens' novels, King Charles' head.
- --
- Fr. John Woolley (jww@evolving.com); vastly enthusiastic about Augustine,
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