:-)
Chrises’
Or avoid the situation . . .
Chris
> On 21 Feb 2016, at 14:02, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> To add to the confusion, how would you write a plural possessive? Would
> it be Chris's's or Chris's'? :{D
>
>>
>> I should revise that slightly, Chris: it’s common with a plural (that ends
>> with ’s’) to omit the final ’s’. But it’s quite reasonable to write
>> something like ‘Chris’s camera’ or ‘Jesus’s cloak’ (although the Bible
>> translation that I read omits that final ’s’).
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>> On 21 Feb 2016, at 13:18, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> In the possessive form of a word ending with an 's', the common usage is
>>> to not have an 's' after the apostrophe.
>>>
>>> Grammar Police - To Serve and Correct.
>>>
>>> BTW: Nice reference to "Christina's World".
>>
>
>
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