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matty
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ShawnZ
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RE: Update to [post=]
also should be this way for "shawnz"  Spoiler: the game.
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RE: Update to [post=]
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Originally posted by andrey
Well, according to the CMOS, "surfichris's" is the recommended way of writing possesives with -s
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RE: Update to [post=]
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Well, according to the CMOS, "surfichris's" is the recommended way of writing possesives with -s
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RE: Update to [post=]
I think its fine the way it is.
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RE: Update to [post=]
It's fine the way it is. Jesus, even I'm not that picky.
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RE: Update to [post=]
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Originally posted by andrey
Well, according to the CMOS, "surfichris's" is the recommended way of writing possesives with -s, although "surfichris'" is also correct.
http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/CMS_FAQ/Posse...ttributives22.html
Yeah, I did English at Uni and both are completely acceptable...it tends to just be a matter of choice, or in some cases just the aesthetics of whatever particular thing is being written |
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Nagamasa
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RE: Update to [post=]
My rule is to add 's when you actually hear it. Charles's, Chris's, Shawnz'
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RE: Update to [post=]
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Originally posted by Nagamasa
Shawnz'
Why don't you hear the "zes" from Shownz's?  |
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