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." 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)

The point is that this wiki has set a standard that 's is used EVEN AFTER A FINAL S, unless it is a long established usage. By the rules enacted here your removal of the s was incorrect. If you feel that that should change, take it to the Community Portal and start a debate. Until then, please do not remove the s from possessives. --Khajidha 22:27, 29 November 2010 (EST)

You haven't even said what you had to "correct." -- Anythingspossibleforapossible 22:35, 29 November 2010 (EST)