Re: possesives in -s

Douglas Koller wrote:

>From: "John Cowan"
>
>> The way I do it (which is also the rule laid down by Strunk & White):
>>
>> Nouns ending in a pluralizing "s" take an apostrophe to mark the
>possessive:
>> goats', horses', Americans'.
>>
>> Classical or Biblical names ending in "s" also take an apostrophe:
>> Moses', Jesus', Achilles'.
>>
Why should they be special?

>> All other nouns take "'s": man's, horse's, John's, Charles's, men's,
>women's.
>
>So, but for "Charles", our usages overlap, if for different reasons.
>
>Kou
Likewise here, it seems.  My preference is at least partly aesthetic-- all
those esses in a row just look funny.  _Ross's_ for example. (Though I would
pronounce my _Ross'_ as  /rOs@s/.