User talk:Anythingspossibleforapossible

That's why your comment on Bulkhead's talk page was removed. --NCZ 10:37, 29 November 2010 (EST)

It wasn't a "chat", it was supposed to be more of a fact for a possible animation error or inconsistency. -- Anythingspossibleforapossible 11:13, 29 November 2010 (EST)

Possessives

From Help: Style guide#Grammar: "Possessives of singular nouns ending in s should generally maintain the additional s after the apostrophe. However, if a form without an s after the apostrophe is much more common for a particular word or phrase, follow that form, such as with "Achilles' heel" and "Jesus' tears"." --Khajidha 13:53, 29 November 2010 (EST)

Maybe you should explain better the point you're trying make. The right grammar is used, such as not using another "s" after an apostrophe when there's already one before it. -- Anythingspossibleforapossible 22:05, 29 November 2010 (EST)

That's no longer the correct grammar. Writing "Optimus's" looks odd to me, since that's counter to the rules I was taught when I grew up, but these days it is considered correct. Language evolves, for better or worse. --ItsWalky 22:11, 29 November 2010 (EST)

To quote Wikipedia: "Many respected sources have required that practically all singular nouns, including those ending with [an s], have possessive forms with an extra s after the apostrophe. On the other hand, some modern writers omit the extra s in all cases". The Chicago Manual of Style describes the latter as only an "alternative practice" to the standard, and the default way it should be done. However, "Classical, biblical, and similar names ending in a sibilant do not take an added s in the possessive", for instance, Khajidha's example "Jesus' tears". Hence, we write things like "Primus' creations", but not "Optimus' truck mode". To boil that down for you - it's the prevalent style to add "'s" after most words ending in s. - Chris McFeely 22:16, 29 November 2010 (EST)