2) James’/James’s bike is similar to yours.
If that's true, I haven't noticed it. To this American, James' is strange looking. If I pronounce the S, I write the S. James's, boss's, jazz's, Bruce's. Leaving out the S would make them look like contractions.NOT A TEACHER
I think that it is accurate to say that here in the (United) States, most people would find "James's" strange-looking. Only a few people nowadays (including me) insist on the second "s."
Most people would simply write, for example, "James' house is in a nice neighborhood."
Of course, in speech, it should be pronounced as "Jameses house," not "James house."
Many Americans consider a second "s" as unnecessary clutter. That is why I am confident that most contemporary Americans would also write, for example, "I accidentally ran my car into the boss' car." (Of course, it should be pronounced as "bosses car.")
Many Americans consider a second "s" as unnecessary clutter. That is why I am confident that most contemporary Americans would also write, for example, "I accidentally ran my car into the boss' car." (Of course, it should be pronounced as "bosses car.")
If I remember right, I was actually taught to write the boss' car, many decades ago now. I haven't done it since I was twenty or so and, as I noted above, would be surprised to see anyone else do it.I would be stunned if that were true. Don't forget that many Americans also place an apostrophe before an 's' to show that a noun is plural!
For me, this is all very simple: just write it as you'd pronounce it. Nobody would say the boss' car. We say the boss's car.
Don't forget that many Americans also place an apostrophe before an 's' to show that a noun is plural!
Yes, they do. And it's really annoying.
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I used to be a member of the now defunct UK-based Apostrophe Appreciation Society. Members were encouraged to carry a black marker pen to obliterate unnecessary apostrophes and a bottle of Tippex (White-Out) to add missing ones to any offending signs we saw.
Ah, yes, the famous "10 items or less" till sign! It still drives me mad. :argue:
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