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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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Anthing wrong with "Arkansas's Bank"

Got a bank statement from Simmons Bank, Pine Bluff, Arkansas today that says "For More Than 100 Years -- Arkansas's Bank". Seems like it has an extra "s" to me. Any experts out there who can give me the rule?
  

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Hi, Got a bank statement from Simmons Bank, Pine Bluff, Arkansas today that says "For More Than 100 Years -- Arkansas's Bank". Seems like it has an extra "s" to me. Any experts out there who can give me the rule?

— Clive

  • Hi, Got a bank statement from Simmons Bank, Pine Bluff, Arkansas today that says "For More Than 100 Years -- Arkansas's Bank".
  • Seems like it has an extra "s" to me.
  • Any experts out there who can give me the rule?
  • Particularly in British English, singular names usually take an 's if they end with s, although some older/classical names don't, like Socrate s' .
  • However, before you start considering whether Arkansas is a classical name, I'd say the key factor is the pronunciation.
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Hi,

Got a bank statement from Simmons Bank, Pine Bluff, Arkansas today that says "For More Than 100 Years -- Arkansas's Bank". Seems like it has an extra "s" to me. Any experts out there who can give me the rule?

Particularly in British English, singular names usually take an 's if they end with
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You got it Clive. Ar-ken-saw is the pronunciation. But even if it were Kansas (said can-zess), I'd still advocated for Kansas's.
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