By Pronunciation, Apostrophes

I need a specific question answered. It would have to do with the pronunciation of Jesus'. It is used to show possession, "Jesus' disciples". Could anyone help?

According to Swan (Practical English Usage): 'The apostrophe in a word like parents' does not change the pronunciation at all , But with singular classical (ancient Greek and Roman) names ending in s', we sometimes pronounce a possessive 's even when it is not written: Oedipus' = /i:dip?s(iz)/.

'Thomas's counterpart' and it is just one word. If you have inadvertantly omitted an apostrophe in the first example-- there has been many a discussion on apostrophes, but my understanding is that the apostrophe-without-the-'s' should be reserved for certain classic personalities like Jesus'...

What's the difference (if there is some) between ending -ing and -in' . I sometimes see e.g. the verb crying write with the apostrophe instead of "g" (cryin'). Is there any difference (maybe in pronunciation)? When we can write an apostrophe and when we can't?

I have seen style manuals which recommend EBS'. I have seen style manuals which recommend EBS's. Strunk recommends 's after anything singular, no matter what the last letter (EBS's). I think I would pronounce it as "ee bee essiz", so I would use EBS's. I think the two s's show the...

hi bubu - I've been away for a few days.. I guess you just want this proof-reading? I don't think it needs much alteration. I'm assuming it is meant to serve as a book-review? I've made suggested alterations and annotated them in brackets. "This is one of those books intended to while away a...

1. Plural nouns not ending in 's' take both the apostrophe and the 's': "The children's toys." "The men's cars." 2. Nouns that take -s for the plural add only the apostrophe to indicate possession (this is called 'zero genitive'): "The boys' toys." "The dogs' tails." 3. The 'zero form' is also...