For possessives of plural nouns ending in s, add only an apostrophe: the churches' needs, the girls' toys, the horses' food, the ships' wake, states' rights, the VIPs' entrance. #APStyleChat (1/4)
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What to do about singular proper names ending in s? Our current style calls for just an apostrophe: Achilles' heel, Agnes' book, Kansas’ schools. Some styles use 's, like singular common nouns ending in s. So others use Achilles’s heel, Kansas’s schools.
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We are considering changing to use 's when making a name that ends in S possessive: Mavis Staples's album, Martha Reeves's concert.
We want your input!
You can share your thoughts on our website, if you want more room than a tweet: https://www.apstylebook.com/suggestions
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Not in favor. An apostrophe alone is cleaner.
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Cleaner but doesn't make sense.
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Unless you think, as I do, that Mavis Staples is a historic figure too!
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No to the double S
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Double S? As in SS?
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What is the thinking behind the considered change? My vote is no for clarity and consistency.
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No need!
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Don't do it! At least not when the pronunciation has no extra s.
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This. It's 100% a function of pronunciation. Do it for Charles's posts' correctness.
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