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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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Ross' or Ross's? And some other woes.

0 As far as I understand it, it's a matter of personal preference. For names like James, I go with James's. 02br
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00However, when it comes to names like Ross, adding 01i00's02i00 makes it look awkward. If it's truly a matter of personal preference, then I would go with Ross', but then there would be a lack of standardisation which bothers me a bit.02br
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00Also, is it As or A's and is dos and don'ts correct?0-
  

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0 James's, Ross's and other things like that look just awful, in my opinion. 0-

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0 James's, Ross's and other things like that look just awful, in my opinion. 0-
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10As far as I understand it, it's a matter of personal preference. For names like James, I go with James's. 12br
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10However, when it comes to names like Ross, adding 11i10's12i10 makes it look awkward. If it's truly a matter of personal preference, then I would go with
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00William Strunk, Jr. 00(1869–1946).00 The Elements of Style. 001918.02td
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0 I have always followed Strunk's advice, even though each style manual seems to have its own quirks regarding this subject.02br
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01cite10CalifJim12cite10I have always followed Strunk's advice, even though each style manual seems to have its own quirks regarding this subject.12br
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10Hi Jim02br
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00I tend to follow my own whims, but I must admit that Strunk's advice do
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0 Quite British perhaps, but it's exactly the rule I was taught in high school English class some years ago in the middle of the U.S. At least some (American) graduates from my school probably remember the rule as taught then!02br
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