Re: possesives in -s

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'.
>
> 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