Preference
Ross' house or Ross's house
the boss' decision or the boss's decision
Rich Jones' car or Rich Jones's car
the actress' entourage or actress's entourage
Amy Lopez' house or Amy Lopez's house
the Fox' house or the Fox's houses
Thanks.
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victo Do you prefer the apostrophe plus 's' or just the apostrophe in these>Ross' house or Ross's housethe boss' decision or the boss's decisionRich Jones' car or Rich Jones's carthe actress' entourage or actress's entourageAmy Lopez' house or Amy Lopez's housethe Fox' house or the Fox's housesThanks. My preference is for apostrophe + s every time. The problem with just using the apostrophe is that when the sentence is read out loud, especially by someone who hasn't read the piece before, or by a non-native speaker, you run the risk of them saying: "This is Ross house" instead of "This is Rosses house" (note - I have chosen to spell the pronunciation of Ross's here for clarity).
- victo Do you prefer the apostrophe plus 's' or just the apostrophe in these>Ross' house or Ross's housethe boss' decision or the boss's decisionRich Jones' car or Rich Jones's carthe actress' entourage or actress's entourageAmy Lopez' house or Amy Lopez's housethe Fox' house or the Fox's housesThanks.
- My preference is for apostrophe + s every time.
- The problem with just using the apostrophe is that when the sentence is read out loud, especially by someone who hasn't read the piece before, or by a non-native speaker, you run the risk of them saying: "This is Ross house" instead of "This is Rosses house" (note - I have chosen to spell the pronunciation of Ross's here for clarity).
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victoDo you prefer the apostrophe plus 's' or just the apostrophe in these>Ross' house or Ross's housethe boss' decision or the boss's decisionRich Jones' car or Rich Jones's carthe actress' entourage or actress's entourageAmy Lopez' house or Amy Lopez's housethe Fox' house or the Fox's housesThanks.My preference is for apostrophe + s every time.
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