Is anyone out there an English Teacher???

Posted by Briede from host-216-79-212-80.sld.bellsouth.net on June 20, 2000 at 18:58:46:

Does anyone know the correct way to indicate a singular possesive if a proper name ends in "S". Is it Jones' whip or Jones's whip?

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• I'm not an English teacher, but the answer is... Goodsport 20:23:31 6/20/2000 (13)
  • Actually... graml 20:46:06 6/20/2000 (12)
    • Re: Actually... Aaron Malchow 19:46:10 6/21/2000 (1)
      • Well said... awakened, old grammarian 22:27:57 6/22/2000 (0)
    • Sorry losers, you're both wrong.... Regards 02:53:32 6/21/2000 (9)
      • to be really picky... Roy 09:09:13 6/21/2000 (8)
        • "To fight with fists" that's ablative, for god's sake! very, very old grammarian: 13:55:04 6/21/2000 (2)
          • Ooop...God should be capitalized there, Johhny. Regards, Regards. (nm) Regards 02:01:16 6/22/2000 (1)
            • Finally someone who pays attention to the details! :) (nm) senile grammarian who is a pathetic speller 02:32:46 6/22/2000 (0)
        • Ah...it's all so clear to me now.... graml 09:42:48 6/21/2000 (4)
          • Actually... Goodsport 10:00:38 6/21/2000 (3)
            • Re: Actually... graml 12:04:29 6/21/2000 (2)
              • Re: Actually... Anejo Joe 13:02:42 6/21/2000 (1)
                • Indiana Rabinowitz?! D.C. 16:55:14 6/21/2000 (0)

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