Thanks Piers :-)
I'm at my other home and don't have a grammar book at hand. Yet, wiki lead me
to this
"Possessives and Attributives
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Q. When indicating possession of a word that ends in s, is it correct to repeat
the s after using an apostrophe? For example, which is correct: “Dickens’
novel” or “Dickens’s novel”?
A. Either is correct, though we prefer the latter. Please consult 7.15–18 for a
full discussion of the rules for forming the possessive of proper nouns. For a
discussion of the alternative practice of simply adding an apostrophe to form
the possessive of proper nouns ending in s, see paragraph 7.21."
Source:
http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/qanda/data/faq/topics/PossessivesandAttributives.html?old=PossessivesandAttributives22.html
So, Piers's answer seems acceptable, also in part ;-)
I'll check further next week.
Thanks in any case
Amities
Philippe
Le 10 juin 2015 à 21:17, Piers Hemy <piers@xxxxxxxx> a écrit :
> You are half right, Philippe ... and half wrong. Yes, you need to hear the
> genitive, but you hear what is spoken, not what is written, and you know
> very well how rigidly English keeps to regular pronunciation rules. Not at
> all!
>
> The way I was taught is that if the nominative singular noun ends in "s",
> the genitive singular should not be written with "s" added after the
> apostrophe, even though it may be pronounced as if so. And since my name
> falls into that category, the rule was learned very well.
>
> St James's Park is the regal exception - Google the other parks in the UK
> named for the saint, and you will find out!
>
> Piers
>
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>
> Well, you write xxxs's, as in St James's Park for instance, because you need
> to hear that genitive.
>
> What about the miller's mill, the Millers' home, etc.
> And, I'm also wondering about Dr Fox's practice.
>
> Philippe trying to keep up with the Joneses's (c) habits?
>
>
> Le 9 juin 2015 à 00:15, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
>
>> On 6/8/2015 2:26 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>>
>> The second 's' is skipped, presumably to make it pronounceable?
>>
>> How is that confusing?
>>
>> HUH? Moose
>>
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