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Victo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Possessive Forms of Names Ending in a Silent 'S'

Would it be a punctuation crime to omit the additional apostrophe + -s in the following?
  • Arkansas' capital (instead of Arkansas's capital)
  • Illinois' highways (instead of Illinois's highway)
  • the Marine Corps' leadership (instead of the Marine Corps's leadership)
Notwithstanding that, are both forms technically correct?

Thanks.
  

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victo Would it be a punctuation crime to omit the additional apostrophe + -s in the following? Not for me. You may get different answers depending on which style manual you consult.

— CalifJim

  • victo Would it be a punctuation crime to omit the additional apostrophe + -s in the following?
  • Not for me.
  • You may get different answers depending on which style manual you consult.
  • CJ
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victoWould it be a punctuation crime to omit the additional apostrophe + -s in the following?
Not for me. You may get different answers depending on which style manual you consult.

CJ
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The Gregg Reference Manual et al. all say to add the superfluous apostrophe + -s, which, to me, is unnecessary.

Arkansas' highways / Illinois' highways
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