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Sailsofoblivion Posted 10 years ago
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Hello!

I was just wondering, which of these is correct?

Chris' house
Chris's house

Best wishes,
Emma
  

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Both are correct.

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Chris's house is the normal form. We omit the s only after biblical and classical names such as Jesus, Moses, Socrates, and many people use the s even with these.
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Yes, they are both correct, but people are increasingly writing Chris's house as that is how it sounds when spoken.
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