Re: FN-FORUM: any punctuation experts out there?

date posted 10th September 2007 16:20

Ah, but St. James's Palace is a name, and as such is able to be
written entirely as the owner wishes... much like Guy's Hospital, and
St. Thomas' Hospital (note the way those are written) - isn't it like
a logo in that respect?

As to the use of three letters in a row (Jess's cat) I thought a lot
relied on how it is pronounced. For example, if the extrra 's' is
normally pronounced, then it gets written. If not, it doesn't - for
example, Jeff Bridges' son

And try searching for Jesus's Cross to see how many alternatives you
get ;-)

Seems like our language, which is already a blend of several hundred
other languages, is ever evolving. I do despise seeing things badly
written in shops though - take the running store in Bluewater, Kent -
you can have trainers personalised to suit your taste. The sign goes
something like:

You're colours
You're words
You're gait

sigh.

Hal
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But then, there seems to be as many sites
On 10 Sep 2007, at 16:26, Dave Cross wrote:

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>> You only add the ' at the end when the word ends with an s and needs
>> ownership, e.g. James' book or Mr. Roberts' shirt.
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> I think you've chosen a bad example there. The possessive form of
> James is James's. See, for example, St. James's Palace.
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> http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/page562.asp
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