http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here. <font color=red>DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here. Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3615.39139)http://www.englishforums.com/English/Plurals/ckjwn/post.htm#218935Wed, 25 Mar 2009 07:29:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:218935Mister Micawber0http://www.englishforums.com/English/Plurals/ckjwn/post.htm#218935http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-218935.xml1-- /frendz frend/ and /gurlz sku:l/-- You are supposed to know whether it is singular or plural by the context: She goes to a girls' school. A girl's school is her best source of knowledge . The /iz/ pronunciation is only used for singular words that end in sibilants-- /s/, /z/, /sh/, /zh/. 2-- Boss's, Jones's, Jess's are the current preferred forms, though boss' , etc, is still used by some. Most manuals now reserve s' for classical names like Jesus' cross, Socrates' hemlock .http://www.englishforums.com/English/Plurals/ckjwn/post.htmSat, 25 Apr 2009 06:29:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:218922Davidrock651http://www.englishforums.com/English/Plurals/ckjwn/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-218922.xml1. How do you pronounce friends' friend? Do you pronounce them as /friends friend/ or /friendsis friend/. I heard people pronounce it as /friends friend/ . Shouldn't it be pronounced as /friendsis friend/ in the plural form? What about girls' school? /girls school/? If you pronounce it in the singular form, how am I supposed to know if it's a girl or girls ? Please explain. TKS!! 2. Do you write my boss' books or my boss's book? And do you pronounce it as /bos/ or /bossis/ ? The same goes with names, such as Jones's / Jones' ( /jonz/ or /jonzis/ )Diary, Jess/ Jess's ( /jes/ or /jesis/ )book? My newfew's name is Dollars ( you might find it weird. It's based on his Chinese name) I am so confused about which way I...