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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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In the possessive of Thomas, is it Thomas' or Thomas's?
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Dear friend, for singular names ending in -s, the regular genitive is usual: Davis's , Charles's . Sometimes these nouns are treated as if they were plural: Davis' , Charles' - in this case the ending -s is still pronounced even though it is absent in spelling. In your case, it is preferable to write Thomas's and finish the word with /iz/ in pronunciation.
- Dear friend, for singular names ending in -s, the regular genitive is usual: Davis's , Charles's .
- Sometimes these nouns are treated as if they were plural: Davis' , Charles' - in this case the ending -s is still pronounced even though it is absent in spelling.
- In your case, it is preferable to write Thomas's and finish the word with /iz/ in pronunciation.
- Respectfully, Gleb Chebrikoff
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Dear friend,
for singular names ending in -s, the regular genitive is usual: Davis's, Charles's. Sometimes these nouns are treated as if they were plural: Davis', Charles' - in this case the ending -s is still pronounced even though it is absent in spelling. In your case, it is preferable to write Thomas's and finish the word with /iz/ in pronunciati
for singular names ending in -s, the regular genitive is usual: Davis's, Charles's. Sometimes these nouns are treated as if they were plural: Davis', Charles' - in this case the ending -s is still pronounced even though it is absent in spelling. In your case, it is preferable to write Thomas's and finish the word with /iz/ in pronunciati
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