I agree with you and so does The Elements of Style by Strunk and White. It's a common guide used by many publishing houses. It recommends:Originally Posted by acissej
1. For the possessive singular of nouns by adding 's. Follow this rule whatever the final consonant. Thus write,
Charles's friend
Burn's poems
the witch's malice
Exceptions are the possessives of ancient propers names in -es and -is, the possessive Jesus', and such forms as for conscience' sake, for righteousnesss' sake. But such forms as Moses' Laws, Isis' temple are commonly replaced by
the laws of Moses
the temple of Isis
If you're seeking to publish your work, check out the guidelines of the company for which your going to be submitting your work and save yourself editing time in the future.
To your success,
Ruby
PS
Great examples TG, trying to picture you as an owned bitch. Nope, can't picture it.![]()