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Old 12-16-2006, 06:49 PM   #19
Bungleau
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Join Date: October 29, 2001
Location: Western Wilds of Michigan
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Quote:
Originally posted by Variol (Farseer) Elmwood:
Then it has to go at the end. Otherwise it's short for Hive is. I think he's got hives anyway, so we're all good. Some would say were all good, 'course, that's wrong too.
Nope. It would only go at the end if his name were "Hives". Apostrophe-ess to indicate possession. Just an apostrophe if the name ends in an ess. Sometimes people throw an apostrophe-ess at the end even if the name ends in ess.

John's deer.
Santa's clause.
Kris' kringle.
Kris's kringle.

I'm pretty sure the last is bad grammer (care to confirm, Illumina?), but it seems to be commonly accepted.
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