Possessive s: Having it both ways

P2052 at AOL.COM P2052 at AOL.COM
Tue Jul 11 15:25:58 UTC 2000


I thought that pronunciation determined whether or not the 's is added to a
name already ending in -s.  For example, if one pronounces the possessive
form of Jesus as Je-sus, then only the apostrophe is used (Jesus').  However,
if one pronounces it as Je-sus-es, then one uses the 's (Jesus's).   I don't
remember where I heard (or read) this, but it seemed plausible, so I
internalized it.  If it's not, please advise.
                           PAT



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