TIL I guess.
I’m concerned that using the correct form will make me look like an idiot though.
Comment on How do you officially pronounce a possessive like: " Travis' "?
blockheadjt@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
The singular possessive is pronounced “travises.” It’s spelled Travis’s.
If you think I misspelled that, please review page 1 of Strunk & White’s The Elements of Style. The use of an s after an apostrophe does not depend on the letter preceding the apostrophe. Rather, the lack of an s after an apostrophe denotes a plural possessive.
fine_sandy_bottom@lemmy.federate.cc 1 week ago
tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
Whether there’s an s after the apostrophe depends on style guide. Most do recommend using the s, though.
blockheadjt@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
And I am declaring a certain one of those style guides to be correct!