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The Julia article was a good read. Probably something I run into once a year, but glad to have a better understanding of it.
by 3eb7988a1663 2y ago
The Julia article was a good read. Probably something I run into once a year, but glad to have a better understanding of it.
- croemer 2y agoJulia Evan's article is a great write-up indeed, I'll submit it as a main link. It's "Julia's article", not "The Julia article". Update: it is was on here just a month ago actually: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42275033 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42275033
- Y_Y 2y agoIt's Julia Evans' article, not Julia Evan's. I don't know if Julia Evan even has an article.
- teo_zero 2y agoI was taught that the s is omitted after plural nouns, not after nouns ending in s. Julia Evans's house, but the Evans' house.
- Y_Y 2y agoFWIW, I'd accept either one. Some names don't take an extra s by convention, like Jesus, but otherwise it seems in practice that names that feel like plurals don't get it. I'd write "Jess's" but "Jenkins'". (I consider myself a follower of Lynne Truss's, and have deliberately not considered a grammar reference for this answer, as I'm sure this is within the interested reader's ability and shan't spoil these readers' fun.)