The History of the Possessive Apostrophe aren't don't the Smiths' house the Joneses' claim doges dinner dogses dinner childrenes dinner Sanchezes dinner -s's A Simple, 100% Safe Method (1) Add ' to the possessor (2) Now add an s, but only if the word doesn't end in an s. ...
In modern Turkish, the apostrophe is used to separate proper names from inflectional endings (zmir'de 'in zmir'). This is not the case with inflected common nouns (ehirde 'in the city'). In this respect, the apostrophe constitutes an instance of graphematic dissociation between proper names...
Wasn’t sure if it was okay to end a name with z’ (as in Kambiz’). Now I know. My understanding is that if a name ends in a hard “s” sound, as “Jesus”, an apostrophe at the end is sufficient. However, if the name ends in a soft “s” sound, as “Princess”, ...
What you read is consistent with The Associated Press Stylebook, which says add an apostrophe plus s to common nouns ending in s, but only a stand-alone apostrophe to proper nouns ending in s. My advice is to choose a method and be consistent. Now, let’s take up the matter of Jones...
Martian names are often quite short and almost always contain an apostrophe. So you'll find names like M'gann M'orzz, M'yrnn J'onnz and M'yri'ah J'onnz. Some names seem like regular names with a twist, like Megan turned into M'gann and Mariah turned into M'yri'ah. This doesn...
Many Hawaiian names are traditionally spelled with an apostrophe, but they actually have the same meanings as names that don’t have any. The apostrophe is simply a signal that the next letter is spoken as its phonetic sound. For example, “Alaka’i” can be spelled as “Alakai.” The ...
I have always corrected them with: Something Industries’ facilities Please tell me if I am right or wrong. I may be wrong, but if I am, I am not clear on the reasoning. I know you must add the apostrophe to show possession; however, since the word ends in an “s” and “Industri...
The opening section shows an “opening single quotation mark” but links to the Apostrophe section. The Apostrophe section describes the apostrophe as using the same symbol as the “closing single quotation mark” which is correct. However, the symbol shown is neither – it is a one-size-fit...
If final letter is accented it should be replaced with unaccented (eg: Abbà Abba). If there's an apostrophe, you should delete all blanks between apostrophe and letters (eg: D' Agostino D'Agostino). If there's a blank you should delete all double blanks between words (es: De Agostini...
The possessive form of proper names is made by adding an apostrophe + s to the singular, and an apostrophe alone to a plural: Barbara Bush's husband, the Bushes' residence. Is that your endorphone ringing? Continuing the winning formula Bo Beolens and Mike Watkins created in 2003 with Whos...