Donkter@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 months agoHow do you officially pronounce a possessive like: " Travis' "?message-squaremessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up150file-text
arrow-up150message-squareHow do you officially pronounce a possessive like: " Travis' "?Donkter@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square19fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 months agoOkay, so, first: It should also be written “Travis’s”. Only if it is plural do you put the possessive apostrophe last.
minus-squareecho@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 months agoTo make any word possessive that ends with s you put the apostrophe after the s. So Travis’ is the correct way to say something like, “Travis’ shoes were muddy.”
minus-squarePunnyName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoIt’s a good rule of thumb, but it’s not a requirement.
Okay, so, first: It should also be written “Travis’s”.
Only if it is plural do you put the possessive apostrophe last.
To make any word possessive that ends with s you put the apostrophe after the s. So Travis’ is the correct way to say something like, “Travis’ shoes were muddy.”
Only for plural nouns, IMO.
It’s a good rule of thumb, but it’s not a requirement.