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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Apostrophe s after a name ending in s

0Please advise where the apostrophe "s" should be for name Gladys... i.e. 01i00Gladys's sweater02i00 or 01i00Gladys' sweater02i00. I have looked at this for so long that neither is making sense right now.02br
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0 Both of 01i00Gladys's sweater02i00 and 01i00Gladys' sweater 02i00are OK.02br
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0Thank you Paco! I appreciate the help.02br
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0 Although I believe it's technically correct to use either version, it will sound very awkward (to a native speaker) with certain names. For example, "It's Chris' car" or "Ross' house is on fire." With names, I always use use apostrophe + s regardless, because it sounds much more natural to me.0-
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00How do you pronounce "s" in "Gladys"? Is it "S" or "Z"? I thought it would be "Z". If it is "S", we should say "Gladys's", but if it is "Z", either versions are OK according to grammarians.02br
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20How do you pronounce "s" in "Gladys"? Is it "S" or "Z"? I thought it would be "Z". If it is "S", we should say "Gladys's", but if it is "Z", either versions are OK according to grammarians.22br
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Either is acceptable in today's society. For a full insight into this issue, look up Apostrophe in Wikipedia.
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My name is "Nafees" so I faced that dilemma before. I use "Nafees's car" and pronounce it "Nafees-es car".

I forgot which websites I looked at before deciding that was the correct way to go about it.
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Yes, I think saying something like "It's Chris' car" just sounds...stupid, really. It sounds much, much more natural to say "Chris's" really.
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Gladys's sweater is correct. Gladys' would indicate you have more than one Gladys.
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