Forum:Apostrophe-S!

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Neumannz — Yeah, well, I don't care what the FBI, CIA, RGB and XFL say! I already returned the priceless paintings that were evidence! TALK — No one must see this. DELETED! — 21:50, December 1, 2009 (UTC)   Ok, guys, this is getting bloody obnoxious. IT'S OK TO HAVE "apostrophe-s" AFTER A SINGULAR NOUN ENDING WITH "s"! As always, my sources is the all-knowing (citation needed) Wikipedia. Since we appear to be using this convention (Ventus's, Xemnas's, etc.) we should try to stick with it—unless of course there's an unresonable stink about it... Anyway, that's my two cents.

DoorToNothing — I dreamed last night... I got on the boat to Heaven! And by some chance, I had brought my dice along! — 23:25, December 1, 2009 (UTC) Firstly, could you please change your font-type? That's incredibley difficult to read when you thrown in apostrophes and quotations. The proper English grammar is to use such terms as Xemnas's, Roxas's, Ventus's, Lexaeus's, etc. You would use the apostrophe after the /s/ only when the term in possessive form is plural, meaning more than one. So, you would so such only in the case of terms such as Shadows', worlds', bosses', Keyblades', characters', games', images', etc. If this is not already in the Manual of Style, I need to add it in there, because this is probably the worst grammar mistake that is used far too commonly on this wiki.

Yer mom - SOMOS HOMBRES O PAYASOS!!!! TALK - 00:00, December 2, 2009 (UTC) As Kate said in here it is NOT a mistake, it's merely a difference in opinions and writing styles. While learning English in elementary school I was taught both ways so I really don't mind. I do think there was some concensus about keeping it the "words's" way so it should be added to the MoS, to avoid moar conflict

BebopKate - This one is Zazzles...because he's Zazzy! TALK - Here's your cat...and here's your $20...00:01, December 2, 2009 (UTC) Ironically, in that very same article, it also points out it is okay not to add an "s" after a singular possessive. I was actually taught not to add an s in that case by most of my teachers because it "looks sloppy". If you guys feel the need to make a rule in the MoS, that's fine, but be aware that this is one of those grammatical conventions that can be observed differently from place to place and person to person. Please don't drive yourself crazy over it. And we wonder why English is so hard to learn? ^_^

Neumannz — Looks like I'm gonna have to jump...! TALK — I work alone! Except when I work with Xion...which is all the time. — {{{time}}}   I don't.

DoorToNothing — I dreamed last night... I got on the boat to Heaven! And by some chance, I had brought my dice along! — 00:31, December 2, 2009 (UTC) I'm going to throw that into the MoS, just because this has caused several conflicts in the past. Plus, it seems to be the way that most of us were taught. I personally think that the ignorant editors who continue to use "Xemnas'" and "Ventus'" are just sloppy with their grammar. And English is the most difficult language to learn. We have so many exceptions to the rules that it makes learning our language difficult... like this exception to the rule, for example.