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apostrophes - Rach

Posted: May 13, 2011

Which is correct...Louis' father or Louis's father

Louis' father - cpat

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If I remember right, if there is already an s add an apostrophe to the end.

apostrophes - Perl

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We use BOS second edition. Pg. 28 shows Dr. Harris's patient but it says to let pronounciation be your guide, ex
Moses' tablets.

s's is never correct - BOS BS

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This is a basic grammar rule.

It does not change based on how a word is pronounced or the sentence sounds.

Never say never - Elderberry

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Recall that sometimes s's is OK. Per BOS it's used when only the last syllable of a noun ends in a sibilant letter s, x, z, "the fungus's origin."

Gregg Reference Manual also okays St. Louis's climate or Phoenix's suburbs, or if the final s is silent like Arkansas's rivers, and if a new syllable is formed by adding 's as in Mr. Morris's umbrella UNLESS it makes the word difficult to pronounce, e.g., Ms. Hastings' coat. Exceptions to exceptions!

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