This is what I write. Mr. Jones - Mr. Jones's car The Joneses - The Joneses' car CJ

Here in the United States, most people would write: Mr. Jones' house. The "correct" way is Mr. Jones's house. But many people (including most newspapers) feel that putting another "s" after the apostrophe looks funny.

What is the correct spelling for the possessive of Jones? Is is Jones' or Jones's?

How do you make a possessive form of the word Oedipus? For instance Oedipus' feelings., etc. I think I can just add an apostrophe. Thanks, Dana Long

The word "kids" is a standard plural word, so the possessive apostrophe goes after the s. One kid: It's my kid's room. Two kids: It's the kids' room. It's the singular words that end in an s, x, ch,

I have always known that after an indefinite pronoun, namely "everyone," "somebody" etc, the correct possessive pronoun to be used is "their." E.g.: Everyone should always do their best. However, the "Canadian

I have always known that after an indefinite pronoun, namely "everyone," "somebody" etc, the correct possessive pronoun to be used is "their." E.g.: Everyone should always do their best. However, the "Canadian

Which is correct? 1980s or 1980's for plural, not possessive

Something like Jacob s' teacher, Jacob s' book etc.

Ones refers to a group of single entities. It is just the plural of one. One's is the possessive of one. Ex. To knock over one's chair is a great offence in that country. (The chair belongs to one.) Ones' is the possessive of ones.