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Subject: Re: [OM] Scotland 2015 - Piers
From: Philippe <philippe.amard@xxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 23:47:21 +0200
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
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Philippe
> Sent: 09 June 2015 06:57
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: Re: [OM] Scotland 2015
> 
> 
> 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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