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Olive teal 172 Posted 8 years ago
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Jesus' dress or jesus's dress

This always baffles me.

Can some experts help?

  

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Hi I don't think there's a right answer. If you are using the possessive apostrophe with a name that ends in 's', you can drop the second 's' or not - I like the Jones's cat - I like the Jones' cat I'd say that both are acceptable Dave

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  • Hi I don't think there's a right answer.
  • If you are using the possessive apostrophe with a name that ends in 's', you can drop the second 's' or not - I like the Jones's cat - I like the Jones' cat I'd say that both are acceptable Dave
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Hi

I don't think there's a right answer. If you are using the possessive apostrophe with a name that ends in 's', you can drop the second 's' or not

- I like the Jones's cat

- I like the Jones' cat

I'd say that both are acceptable

Dave

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Normally, if the extra s is pronounced, you put it in - 'Lewis's book', for example.

However, it's also accepted in some quarters that Biblical names are not given the extra s. Why? No idea, but it's an example of where common sense and English just don't mix...

I think you'll find there's no definitive answer to this question so either Jesus' or Jesus's can be justified and ther

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