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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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Roberts's something or Roberts' something

Hi, Let us pretend that we are talking about someone named "Bib Roberts" -- that's his name. Should I use this or that?

Roberts's (or Roberts') idea may indeed ...
  

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Roberts's follows the rule that I learned. Add 's on all singulars. Roberts is singular; he's only one person.

— CalifJim

  • Roberts's follows the rule that I learned.
  • Add 's on all singulars.
  • Roberts is singular; he's only one person.
  • Different style manuals offer different solutions to this problem, I'm sure.
  • CJ
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Roberts's
follows the rule that I learned. Add 's on all singulars. Roberts is singular; he's only one person.
Different style manuals offer different solutions to this problem, I'm sure.

CJ
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