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Anonymous  +  764004 Wed, 03 Jun 09 08:35 PM
Where do you put the apostrophe at the end of a person's name when it is to denote possession e.g.Rhys' car or Rhys's car?
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AlpheccaStars  +  764008 Wed, 03 Jun 09 08:39 PM
Rhys'


Here are the rules: LINK
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CalifJim  +  764221 Wed, 03 Jun 09 10:55 PM
According to that link, you add 's to singular names even if they end in s.


So wouldn't that be Rhys's?  Or were you going with the "also acceptable" clause, e.g., James's or James', on that link?


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AlpheccaStars  +  764238 Wed, 03 Jun 09 11:09 PM
CJ:

I've always prefered the simple apostrophe after names ending in -s, although I've seen it both ways.
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CalifJim  +  764502 Thu, 04 Jun 09 03:57 AM
A. Stars,

Thanks for the clarification.


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