How to use a the possessive “s” after a dot?
How can I use an apostrophe to show possession after a dot?
Example: Martin Luther King Jr.'s world-view.
Is this correct?
punctuation possessives apostrophe period saxon-genitive
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How can I use an apostrophe to show possession after a dot?
Example: Martin Luther King Jr.'s world-view.
Is this correct?
punctuation possessives apostrophe period saxon-genitive
edited Aug 15 '17 at 16:35
sumelic
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asked Mar 20 '14 at 2:24
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+1 I have no idea. Other then Martin Luther King Junior's.
– Elliott Frisch
Mar 20 '14 at 2:26
2
Dot's an easy question.
– John Lawler
Mar 20 '14 at 2:54
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How can I use an apostrophe to show possession after a dot?
Example: Martin Luther King Jr.'s world-view.
Is this correct?
punctuation possessives apostrophe period saxon-genitive
edited Aug 15 '17 at 16:35
sumelic
48.1k8114218
asked Mar 20 '14 at 2:24
TechbigTechbig
4612
How can I use an apostrophe to show possession after a dot?
Example: Martin Luther King Jr.'s world-view.
Is this correct?
punctuation possessives apostrophe period saxon-genitive
punctuation possessives apostrophe period saxon-genitive
edited Aug 15 '17 at 16:35
sumelic
48.1k8114218
asked Mar 20 '14 at 2:24
TechbigTechbig
4612
edited Aug 15 '17 at 16:35
sumelic
48.1k8114218
asked Mar 20 '14 at 2:24
TechbigTechbig
4612
edited Aug 15 '17 at 16:35
sumelic
48.1k8114218
edited Aug 15 '17 at 16:35
sumelic
48.1k8114218
edited Aug 15 '17 at 16:35
sumelic
48.1k8114218
48.1k8114218
asked Mar 20 '14 at 2:24
TechbigTechbig
4612
asked Mar 20 '14 at 2:24
TechbigTechbig
4612
asked Mar 20 '14 at 2:24
TechbigTechbig
4612
4612
+1 I have no idea. Other then Martin Luther King Junior's.
– Elliott Frisch
Mar 20 '14 at 2:26
2
Dot's an easy question.
– John Lawler
Mar 20 '14 at 2:54
add a comment |
+1 I have no idea. Other then Martin Luther King Junior's.
– Elliott Frisch
Mar 20 '14 at 2:26
2
Dot's an easy question.
– John Lawler
Mar 20 '14 at 2:54
+1 I have no idea. Other then Martin Luther King Junior's.
– Elliott Frisch
Mar 20 '14 at 2:26
+1 I have no idea. Other then Martin Luther King Junior's.
– Elliott Frisch
Mar 20 '14 at 2:26
2
2
Dot's an easy question.
– John Lawler
Mar 20 '14 at 2:54
Dot's an easy question.
– John Lawler
Mar 20 '14 at 2:54
add a comment |
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Sure. Why not. There's nowhere better to put it.
(Although some would cite this as a reason why we would be better off without the dot.)
answered Mar 20 '14 at 2:35
PitarouPitarou
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Given that the English apostrophe-s is a fairly freely roaming clitic that can attach to the end not just of a word but of any noun phrase, I can’t see what could be so terribly wrong with just putting it where it goes. Try it with other proper-noun abbreviations like Time Safari Inc.’s best customers, for example, or Sunset Blvd.’s main appeal.
– tchrist♦
Mar 20 '14 at 2:50
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The New Yorker has a convention of writing Jr.,’s in such cases, as in Donald Trump, Jr.,’s love (source). It seems odd, but they present their rationale here.
answered Aug 15 '17 at 10:45
Eliran HEliran H
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Sure. Why not. There's nowhere better to put it.
(Although some would cite this as a reason why we would be better off without the dot.)
answered Mar 20 '14 at 2:35
PitarouPitarou
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Given that the English apostrophe-s is a fairly freely roaming clitic that can attach to the end not just of a word but of any noun phrase, I can’t see what could be so terribly wrong with just putting it where it goes. Try it with other proper-noun abbreviations like Time Safari Inc.’s best customers, for example, or Sunset Blvd.’s main appeal.
– tchrist♦
Mar 20 '14 at 2:50
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Sure. Why not. There's nowhere better to put it.
(Although some would cite this as a reason why we would be better off without the dot.)
answered Mar 20 '14 at 2:35
PitarouPitarou
12.7k13566
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Given that the English apostrophe-s is a fairly freely roaming clitic that can attach to the end not just of a word but of any noun phrase, I can’t see what could be so terribly wrong with just putting it where it goes. Try it with other proper-noun abbreviations like Time Safari Inc.’s best customers, for example, or Sunset Blvd.’s main appeal.
– tchrist♦
Mar 20 '14 at 2:50
add a comment |
Sure. Why not. There's nowhere better to put it.
(Although some would cite this as a reason why we would be better off without the dot.)
answered Mar 20 '14 at 2:35
PitarouPitarou
12.7k13566
Sure. Why not. There's nowhere better to put it.
(Although some would cite this as a reason why we would be better off without the dot.)
answered Mar 20 '14 at 2:35
PitarouPitarou
12.7k13566
answered Mar 20 '14 at 2:35
PitarouPitarou
12.7k13566
answered Mar 20 '14 at 2:35
PitarouPitarou
12.7k13566
answered Mar 20 '14 at 2:35
PitarouPitarou
12.7k13566
12.7k13566
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Given that the English apostrophe-s is a fairly freely roaming clitic that can attach to the end not just of a word but of any noun phrase, I can’t see what could be so terribly wrong with just putting it where it goes. Try it with other proper-noun abbreviations like Time Safari Inc.’s best customers, for example, or Sunset Blvd.’s main appeal.
– tchrist♦
Mar 20 '14 at 2:50
add a comment |
3
Given that the English apostrophe-s is a fairly freely roaming clitic that can attach to the end not just of a word but of any noun phrase, I can’t see what could be so terribly wrong with just putting it where it goes. Try it with other proper-noun abbreviations like Time Safari Inc.’s best customers, for example, or Sunset Blvd.’s main appeal.
– tchrist♦
Mar 20 '14 at 2:50
3
3
Given that the English apostrophe-s is a fairly freely roaming clitic that can attach to the end not just of a word but of any noun phrase, I can’t see what could be so terribly wrong with just putting it where it goes. Try it with other proper-noun abbreviations like Time Safari Inc.’s best customers, for example, or Sunset Blvd.’s main appeal.
– tchrist♦
Mar 20 '14 at 2:50
Given that the English apostrophe-s is a fairly freely roaming clitic that can attach to the end not just of a word but of any noun phrase, I can’t see what could be so terribly wrong with just putting it where it goes. Try it with other proper-noun abbreviations like Time Safari Inc.’s best customers, for example, or Sunset Blvd.’s main appeal.
– tchrist♦
Mar 20 '14 at 2:50
add a comment |
The New Yorker has a convention of writing Jr.,’s in such cases, as in Donald Trump, Jr.,’s love (source). It seems odd, but they present their rationale here.
answered Aug 15 '17 at 10:45
Eliran HEliran H
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add a comment |
The New Yorker has a convention of writing Jr.,’s in such cases, as in Donald Trump, Jr.,’s love (source). It seems odd, but they present their rationale here.
answered Aug 15 '17 at 10:45
Eliran HEliran H
1214
add a comment |
The New Yorker has a convention of writing Jr.,’s in such cases, as in Donald Trump, Jr.,’s love (source). It seems odd, but they present their rationale here.
answered Aug 15 '17 at 10:45
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1214
The New Yorker has a convention of writing Jr.,’s in such cases, as in Donald Trump, Jr.,’s love (source). It seems odd, but they present their rationale here.
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+1 I have no idea. Other then Martin Luther King Junior's.
– Elliott Frisch
Mar 20 '14 at 2:26
2
Dot's an easy question.
– John Lawler
Mar 20 '14 at 2:54