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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

I'm so confused!

My husband's name is Russ......how do the write the possessive, and why? Thanks so much!
  

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Is there another way of writing it, except for Russ's or, for instance, a book of Russ? Let's wait for the native speakers.

— Snuppelina

  • Is there another way of writing it, except for Russ's or, for instance, a book of Russ?
  • Let's wait for the native speakers.
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Is there another way of writing it, except for Russ's or, for instance, a book of Russ? Let's wait for the native speakers.
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Russ's, because you say it that way.
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Aspara Gusor a book of Russ
I must be a little slow today. Please explain how "a book of Russ" would be used in a sentence.
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enoonPlease explain how "a book of Russ" would be used in a sentence.
It wouldn't normally, and neither would a book of Russ's (double possessive). If someone asked you who was the owner of a book lying on a table, would you answer It's a book of Russ('s)?
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Aspara GusIt's a book of Russ('s)
But, inconsistently perhaps,

That's a friend of Russ's

sounds fine.

CJ
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Aspara Gus enoonPlease explain how "a book of Russ" would be used in a sentence.It wouldn't normally, and neither would a book of Russ's (double possessive). If someone asked you who was the owner of a book lying on a table, would you answer It's a book of Russ('s)?
OK, now all three of us are confused. Let me start over and post what I would have in the first
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