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 Oct 5 2007, 10:45 PM
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 monogamous gays & stem cells Group: Members Posts: 3,789 Joined: 22-February 06 Member No.: 8  |
do words ending in 'x' have an apostrophe (if possessive)?
two people i work with almost got into fisticuffs over this at our weekly meeting; one claiming that names (such as alex or max or fox) have an apostrophe 's,' the other thinking that it would be the name sans the 's' anyone know? |
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Oct 5 2007, 10:51 PM
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 From Atlantis to Interzone Group: Global Moderators Posts: 2,512 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Somewhere in space and time Member No.: 65 |
Apostrophe s.
Even words that end in s end in an apostrophe s unless they're plural. -------------------- QUOTE (Spectatrix @ Oct 13 2006, 09:51 PM)  Holy shit, pebkac, you're awesome! "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." - Theodor Seuss Geisel (AKA Dr. Seuss) "An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all." - Oscar Wilde |
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Oct 5 2007, 10:54 PM
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monogamous gays & stem cells Group: Members Posts: 3,789 Joined: 22-February 06 Member No.: 8 |
hmm, i wasn't totally sure, but i'd rather not get my throat ripped out at work
personally, i thought the possessive was just s' (such as "chris' frisbee" instead of "chris's frisbee"), but i really had no idea about the x |
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Oct 5 2007, 11:10 PM
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 Let's Bother Snape!!! Group: Members Posts: 1,598 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Albuquerque, NM Member No.: 10 |
I thought it was s' but the 's is still pronounced.
Chris' frisbee is pronounced Chris's but still s'. I don't know. I could be wrong. --------------------  |
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Oct 6 2007, 12:24 AM
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 Group: Moderators Posts: 2,558 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Seoul, South Korea Member No.: 28 |
i think the ones that end in S just end in s' like "chris' frisbee"
but i've never heard about the x doing the same thing. i think alex's frisbee looks normal to me. --------------------  |
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Oct 6 2007, 12:40 PM
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 Group: Members Posts: 142 Joined: 25-February 06 From: Saint Louis, MO Member No.: 81 |
The quick and dirty, officially:
Add 's to a singular word (even if it ends in -s): the owner's car James's hat Add 's to a plural word that doesn't end in -s: the children's game the geese's honking Add ' to the end of plural nouns that end in -s: houses' roofs three friends' letters So, a word ending in -x would be treated like any other: Alex's car. That site got me through grad school. This post has been edited by Spectatrix: Oct 8 2007, 07:59 AM |
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Oct 10 2007, 01:41 AM
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 KP Group: Members Posts: 146 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Cleveland, OH Member No.: 45 |
of course, chopstix's
-------------------- www.twitter.com/qhfxm
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Oct 10 2007, 12:11 PM
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 Group: Admin Posts: 3,403 Joined: 23-February 06 From: PDX/TXL Member No.: 35 |
What was the site Erik? Was it edited out?
-------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Oct 10 2007, 12:15 PM
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From Atlantis to Interzone Group: Global Moderators Posts: 2,512 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Somewhere in space and time Member No.: 65 |
Click the word "officially"
-------------------- QUOTE (Spectatrix @ Oct 13 2006, 09:51 PM) Holy shit, pebkac, you're awesome! "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." - Theodor Seuss Geisel (AKA Dr. Seuss) "An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all." - Oscar Wilde |
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Oct 10 2007, 06:08 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 142 Joined: 25-February 06 From: Saint Louis, MO Member No.: 81 |
Sorry, I guess maybe I was too cryptic with that link:
The site: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_apost.html Actually, I usually started here: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ and use the APA style guide. I suck at figuring out proper style when writing papers. |
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