I agree with you, Chris, as would my teachers of 50 years ago. And I had a
name to make the ideal example (matter of fact I still have it) - as,
perhaps, did you. I can only assume that Barker was considered to be a
Christopher in those days, rather than the Chris into which he has matured.
:-)
Piers
On 21 Feb 2016 2:14 p.m., "Chris Trask" <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hmmm... Then perhaps both usages are permitted. I was taught that
> it was to be left out under all circumstances when in a possessive sense,
> but I also know that you include it when in a plural sense.
>
> 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".
> >
>
>
> Chris
>
> When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
> - Hunter S. Thompson
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