> On Sep 21, 2020, at 1:46 PM, 'Ottavio Caruso' via vim_use > <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Mon, 21 Sep 2020 at 16:01, Tony Mechelynck > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Since March 2007, it is a real standing law in the US state of >> Arkansas (whose name is to be pronounced as "Arkansaw"), that the >> "possessive" (i.e. genitive) form of the state's name must be written >> «Arkansas's» and not «Arkansas'». (I'm using French quotes to >> emphasize the difference with the apostrophe). > > I am not a native speaker of English, but I think it is correct (and > obvious) that the Saxon genitive of Arkansas is Arkansas's and not > Arkansas'. The latter is only reserved for plural nouns ("my friends' > party", "my parents' house," but "James's car", Charles's book).
It is also used with some proper nouns of Greek origin that end in “s”. (Jesus’ teachings, Moses’ laws). Emily -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/7676951F-8F28-4F25-8B4A-C991263533E0%40fastmail.fm.
