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To: cumbo78

My understanding is that only Biblical names, such as Jesus and Moses, do not need an apostrophe and an “s” to show possession. Therefore, Jesus’ and Moses’ are correct, but you’d type “The Williams’s house” or “Les’s girlfriend.”


68 posted on 07/22/2011 1:25:11 PM PDT by Nea Wood (Silly liberal . . . paychecks are for workers!)
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To: Nea Wood

My understanding is that your understanding is mistaken.

The nuns drilled the Oxford comma into my subconscious, as well as: “NO extra “S” for ANY pluralization of ANY word ending in “S”. A simple apostrophe is adequate for the literate.” Sister Anna, St. Anthony’s Elementary ca mid 1960’s.


72 posted on 07/22/2011 5:44:00 PM PDT by Don W (You can forget what you do for a living when your knees are in the breeze.)
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