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luck / l ʌ k / has the possessive luck's / l ʌ k s / man / m æ n / has the singular possessive man's / m æ n z / and the plural possessive men's / m ɛ n z / [note 1] In the case of plural nouns ending in -s, the possessive is spelled by only adding an apostrophe and is pronounced the same (for example: Peasants' Revolt).
If you’re dealing with a plural word or name that already ends in “s,” add an “-es” to the end to pluralize it, followed by an apostrophe, like “The walruses’ tusks.”
When the possessive is part of an organization's name and they choose to only use an apostrophe: St Thomas' Hospital; For plural nouns that do not end in s, add an apostrophe-s, for example, children's, not childrens'. Kaldari 20:33, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC) Nearly there, methinks. Three points: 1.
North American usage is typically to end all abbreviations with a period/point (Dr. Smith of 42 Drummond St.) but in common British and Australian usage, no period/point is used if the abbreviation (contraction) ends in the last letter of the unabbreviated form (Dr Smith of 42 Drummond St) unless confusion could result. This is also common ...
Timothy Pulju, a senior lecturer in linguistics at Dartmouth College, said that until the 17th or 18th century, the possessive of proper names ending in S — such as Jesus or Moses — often was ...
If the last name ends in [a], then removing the [j] would give the name of the patriarch or the place, as in, Grudaj - j = Gruda (place in MM). Otherwise, removing the whole ending [aj] yields the name of founder or place of origin, as in Lekaj - aj = Lek(ë). Since the names are found most commonly in Malsi e Madhe (North) and Labëri (South ...
In modern English, apostrophe-only possesives are usually only formed for plural nouns where the plural ends in s (e.g. busses', but women's). This also applies to names -- Mrs Thomas's car (Thomas's is three syllables), but the Thomases' family car (still three syllables). However, there is a tradition that certain 'classical' names that end ...
New research by the University of Michigan shows alarming findings about how a student's last name can affect their grades. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800 ...