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May 08, 2007
Apostrophy Wife
When it comes to indicating possession with proper names that end in "s," - call me crazy - but I always place an apostrophe before a second "s." None of this: "Marcus' wife is a lovely lady" biznitchy. It's all Marcus's - all the time.
Oh woe. I've fought the s's battle again et again, and hell, will even admit to sometimes bowing to the pressure and sticking with the one "s" thing, but now - now the mystery to where this inane belief was born from is solved! It's a Chicago Manual of Style recommendation. Granted, and in opposition to what my resume says, I only have used NY Times and AP guidelines in any sort of professional capacity so assume this usage is also floating around in one of those.
'tevs.
I do fear them's some boring shit's I just wrote up there. Can you tell I'm tired and cranky and want to go back to work as a writer?
Oh woe is oh wright.
[insert grumble.]
Posted by Bree at May 8, 2007 11:17 PM