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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Plural for proper names

How do I make plural or possessive the last name of Lash?
  

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Standard English The Lashes live here in this house This is the Lashes's house In some regions and in some stylebooks, the final "s" of the possessive is eliminated: The Lashes' house. When you write for a formal website or business, you should ask what style they use for the inclusion or exclusion of the final "s" of the possessive on names that end in an "s". And in almost all cases, old-timey names (Jesus, Moses, Socrates) never get the final "s": Jesus' blessings, Moses' laws, Socrates' sayings.

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  • Standard English The Lashes live here in this house This is the Lashes's house In some regions and in some stylebooks, the final "s" of the possessive is eliminated: The Lashes' house.
  • When you write for a formal website or business, you should ask what style they use for the inclusion or exclusion of the final "s" of the possessive on names that end in an "s".
  • And in almost all cases, old-timey names (Jesus, Moses, Socrates) never get the final "s": Jesus' blessings, Moses' laws, Socrates' sayings.
  • Sorry it's not more specific.
  • There just is no one body that determines the rules - every newspaper and business uses their own blend of when to apply it.
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Standard English

The Lashes live here in this house

This is the Lashes's house

In some regions and in some stylebooks, the final "s" of the possessive is eliminated:

The Lashes' house.

When you write for a formal website or business, you should ask what style they use for the inclusion or exclusion of the final "s" of the possessive on names that end in
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