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To: Jess Kitting
Technically, it should be: 1 in 5 Brits Don't Know Jesus's Birth Marked on Christmas Day

Classical, biblical, and similar names ending in a sibilant, especially if they are polysyllabic, do not take an added s in the possessive; among sources giving exceptions of this kind are The Times and The Elements of Style, which make general stipulations, and Vanderbilt University, which mentions only Moses and Jesus. As a particular case, Jesus' [my emphasis] is very commonly written instead of Jesus's – even by people who would otherwise add 's in, for example, James's or Chris's. Jesus' is referred to as "an accepted liturgical archaism" in Hart’s Rules.

- Wikipedia

Please don't groan because I cite Wikipedia - it's electronic, and easier to access for this post. But it says essentially the same thing as my Bible (I'm a Technical Editor), The Chicago Manual of Style.

Regards,

51 posted on 12/11/2017 8:00:29 AM PST by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: alexander_busek

Thanks for the clarification.


53 posted on 12/11/2017 10:09:44 AM PST by Jess Kitting
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