I’d be tempted to adjust Wiki in favour of Piers’ answer, were a correction
needed.
But I’m happy to say Piers’s or Jesus’s.
Chris
> On 10 Jun 15, at 22:47, Philippe <philippe.amard@xxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I'm at my other home and don't have a grammar book at hand. Yet, wiki lead me
> to this
>
> "Possessives and Attributives
>
> Display All Answers
> 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
>
> <http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/qanda/data/faq/topics/PossessivesandAttributives.html?old=PossessivesandAttributives22.html>
>
> So, Piers's answer seems acceptable, also in part ;-)
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