Possessive apostrophes
After asking bakaimoto if I could borrow her Elements of Style (because I can’t find mine), did I remember I have an English I textbook that deals with this sort of thing. 8D
So, to self:
GENERAL RULES
All possessives end in ‘s except plural nouns, which end in ‘.
Roy managed to climb out on the driver’s side.
Lois’s sister spent last year in India.
Both diplomats’ briefcases were searched by guards.
Off-topic: The handbook says not to use an apostrophe for (arabic) numbers and whatnot, but I think popular usage will soon denote the use of one. It’s funny, because from some point in the past (don’t know when, 8D;;), I puralise a. numbers without an apostrophe, but everyone I know uses one, so I started to do it, too, thinking it was right. @_@ Not that I believe that since everyone does it therefore it must be right, but my Vocab Building prof did it, and he like. knows this stuff. ._.;; Never seen my Eng prof write a. numbers, so idk.
lyfe, reference, writings | Jac the Tripper | 05 January 2009 |
