tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983828.post8618417581337489719..comments2024-01-15T23:32:18.495-06:00Comments on Metrolingua: I guess I've been wrong about possessive "s"Margaret Larkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421277669200495407noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983828.post-27915351026067727862011-05-16T22:03:44.874-05:002011-05-16T22:03:44.874-05:00Weird--I've never heard of the Bible rule.Weird--I've never heard of the Bible rule.Margaret Larkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421277669200495407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983828.post-2048823642162250242011-05-16T21:43:31.617-05:002011-05-16T21:43:31.617-05:00I had it drilled into me that you always add the &...I had it drilled into me that you always add the 's except in the case of Biblical names (for some freaking reason), and it's been hard to break the habit. It's made somewhat easier, however, by the fact that sometimes s's just looks silly.Brigid Daull Brockwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06808132338148865533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983828.post-11770976081613206302011-05-07T00:08:01.437-05:002011-05-07T00:08:01.437-05:00I bet a lot of people don't even know the rule...I bet a lot of people don't even know the rules.Margaret Larkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421277669200495407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983828.post-91127918671057224622011-05-05T14:51:41.322-05:002011-05-05T14:51:41.322-05:00I always add "'s" for the singular p...I always add "'s" for the singular possessive, whatever sound the singular ends in. It is really a matter of taste. (I find omitting the "'s" distasteful -- no doubt other feel the opposite).vphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647609487352038948noreply@blogger.com