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For some reason I thought that you don't have to add a possessive "s" after 28 (in the same way you wouldn't after Emacs'). As I only use metric units, I would
by daptaq 5y ago
For some reason I thought that you don't have to add a possessive "s" after 28 (in the same way you wouldn't after Emacs'). As I only use metric units, I would have never seen the "28 feet" thing. Thanks!
- kstrauser 5y agoYou’d still use a possessive “‘s” after “Emacs” because it’s singular, like “Emacs’s context menu”.
- chuchana 5y agoThank you, I (probably re-)learned some English today :) As a non-native speaker, I looked it up because my intuition didn't align with your statement. Those who downvoted probably should have done so, too, or explained why they think otherwise. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostrophe#Singular_nouns_ending_with_an_%22s%22_or_%22z%22_sound https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostrophe#Singular_nouns_endi...
- kstrauser 5y agoYou’re very welcome. The article mentions some possible exceptions where you can leave off the ‘s, but I don’t think it’s ever wrong to add it anyway. As a non-native speaker, you have my sympathy and respect for learning our grand mess of a language.
- BeFlatXIII 5y agoIf only English had a German-like spelling reform and then enforced rules for transliterating loanwords going forward.