Re: Possessive of ``Students of color''
- From: Odysseus <odysseus1479-at@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:53:19 GMT
In article <gqtck4$eg4$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
António Marques <m.ap@xxxxxxx> wrote:
benlizro@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
No, the spelling rule is that<-s'> represents the possessive of
something which already ends in<s> (Julius', the horses').
I know that I've seen Curtis's, pronounced ['kV@tIsIs] or something. I
thought only the plural -s became -s' (both pronounced the same). E.g.,
"Curtis's apple" vs "the Johnsons' apple" How is it then?
If you're referring to <Julius'>, there are some non-plurals (especially
classical or Biblical names) that end in S, whose possessives are
usually written without the expected additional S following the
apostrophe -- and pronounced accordingly. Eg. "Aristophanes' plays", "in
Jesus' name".
--
Odysseus
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