User talk:Anythingspossibleforapossible
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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." The Chicago Manual of Style describes the practise of NOT including the extra s only an "alternative practice" to the standard, and not 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)
- Basically you said it's okay to use both. People are taught different things growing up. An extra s seems wrong and redunant. -- Anythingspossibleforapossible 22:23, 29 November 2010 (EST)
