Re: possesives in -s
From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
Date: | Thursday, August 10, 2000, 0:56 |
Muke Tever wrote:
> I was taught (in school, I suppose) that -s names always take full 's
> (Mills's) except for "Jesus".
Actually, I think Moses is the same. I believe it's the two s's, a form
like Jesus's or Moses's would just have too many s's in a row
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