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susiequsie23 at sbcglobal.net
Wed Mar 30 16:32:21 UTC 2005
Annemehr:
> Figuring the convention ought to be analogous to punctuation rules for
> quotation marks, I always put the comma inside the asterisks.
SSSusan: Merci. :-)
Annemehr:
> Now, who can tell me the convention(s) for using apostrophe-s or
> apostrophe alone in possessive forms of words ending in S? Does it
> make a difference if it's a singular name like Sirius as opposed to a
> plural word like students? Is it "Sirius's," but "students'?"
SSSusan:
I always thought it was pure preference, but I will gladly bow to any
grammar expert who might know otherwise.
Siriusly Snapey Susan
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