Well now you come to mention it Chris, it does have a certain ring to it.
Shall I come round to collect it?
;-)
--
Piers
-----Original Message-----
From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Chris Barker
Sent: 23 January 2005 18:45
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: OT: Apostrophe's (sic.) (was: Re: Can anyone use a
Varimagni finder?)
All good stuff, but your name sounds fine with an extra syllable.
Therefore Piers's OM3Ti sounds fine to me... and, I imagine, to you Piers
;-).
Chris
On 23 Jan 2005, at 16:28, Piers Hemy wrote:
> Since my gripe was with Gord, here is what Univ of Calgary proposes:
> "If the noun is singular and ends in "s," you may form the possessive
> either by adding apostrophe s or by simply adding the apostrophe.
>
> Examples: James's novels the boss's car Dickens's heroine
> James' novels the boss' car Dickens' heroine
>
> The exceptions to this flexible rule are Jesus, Moses, and Zeus, which
> traditionally form the possessive with just the apostrophe:
>
> Jesus' teaching Moses' commandments Zeus' power
>
> Also, Socrates and Xerxes, should be formed with an apostrophe only."
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