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More pedantic: Linus' is correct because Linus is a proper noun.
by pfundstein 7y ago
More pedantic: Linus' is correct because Linus is a proper noun.
- macintux 7y agoDepends on which authority you consult.
- keeganpoppen 7y agough i personally just find that so hideous-- i literally mangle my sentences to avoid it
- pfundstein 7y agoLiterally, not metaphorically?
- chrisbrandow 7y agoAs far as I understand it, that's not the general rule. This is hardly a authoritative citation, but it cites a number of authority and comports with my understanding as someone whose name ends in `s`: "Nearly all authorities agree that if you want to make a possessive out of a singular noun like Kansas that ends in an s, you need to add ’s at the end. Just call it “Ross’s Rule.”" https://www.legalwritingpro.com/articles/feeling-possessive/ https://www.legalwritingpro.com/articles/feeling-possessive/
- daurnimator 7y agoDepends on your region and the name in question. e.g. macquarie (https://www.macquariedictionary.com.au/resources/view/resource/6/ https://www.macquariedictionary.com.au/resources/view/resour...) say: > Personal names ending in s are these days often given the regular apostrophe s, whatever their number of syllables or their sound: > > Burns's poetry > Dickens's novels > > Those who have occasion to refer to classical or biblical names of several syllables may still prefer the apostrophe alone, as with: > > Jesus' teachings > Moses' law > Euripides' plays
- tatersolid 7y agoThe Chicago Manual of Style which is pretty much the authority in the USA says you do apostrophe-s for all possessives even if it ends in an “s”. So “Ross’s” if it is a singular Ross. But if you’re describing a family possession, it would be Rosses’ as is possessed by more than one Ross.