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Re: Possessive apostrophe with singular nouns ending in "s"


From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
Subject: Re: Possessive apostrophe with singular nouns ending in "s"
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:51:42 +0100
User-agent: Gnus/5.130004 (Ma Gnus v0.4) Emacs/24.0.93 (gnu/linux)

Jambunathan K <address@hidden> writes:

> It seems the opinion is divided. If I read between the words there, the
> editors seem to think that the "Chicago Manual Of Style" is not one
> among the respected authorities.

I think the reflexive impulse most educated people have these days is
"whatever you do, don't do what's in Chicago".  Unless Chicago happens
to have it right by coincidence.  Even a stopped clock.

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