apostrophes
Posted By: er on 2006-05-04
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Subject: apostrophes
Ownership apostrophes, would these be correct? I am always a little confused...
parents=parents'
Elvis=Elvis's
James=James's
girls=girls'
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No apostrophes necessary.....IPs, MPs,
Subject: No apostrophes necessary.....IPs, MPs,
if not expanding them out.....I don't think apostrophes are necessary....and I do the same thing with 4 x 4s
apostrophes
Subject: apostrophes
I am unsure on this one: I know 2 months' time has the apostrophe but what about "2 months worth of samples?" BOS says "a month's supply" but would it be just "2 months worth of samples" or is there an apostrophe? It would be"a 2-month supply" though for the other, right?
Secondly, I had a doc dictate Actos plus met. I saw it as ACTOplus met in my Saunders Book. Is it either one or is there a difference. QA had changed it to Actos plus met.
in this case no apostrophes at all....
Subject: in this case no apostrophes at all....
Usage of apostrophes......sm
Subject: Usage of apostrophes......sm
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Mavis's job
Charles's salary
Davy Jones's locker
Keeping up with the Joneses
Marx's writing
Berlioz's music
Cervantes's novels
Jesus's teachings
Moses's triumph
Euripides's plays
Venus's statue
Mars's children
Ajax's sword
Some of these are pronounced with an awkward "zuziz" or "eeziz" sound so some people prefer to drop the final s, and some guides allow this "for classical names ending in s", which would thus have Venus' statue but Venus's tennis serve. It seems illogical to restrict it to classical names, so I feel Cervantes' novels would also be acceptable. Personally, I use 's in every case (so Jesus's writings) or avoid the problem by using the novels of Cervantes.
Well if YOU type it, it must be right! BOS says no apostrophes on eponyms. Period. nm
Subject: Well if YOU type it, it must be right! BOS says no apostrophes on eponyms. Period. nm
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