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I'd like to get a plaque done for someone but just need some advice on the grammar.
It would be, for example, Jarvis Towers. Would I need an apostrophe after the s ie Jarvis' Towers as opposed to Jarvis's Towers?
Thanks
It would be, for example, Jarvis Towers. Would I need an apostrophe after the s ie Jarvis' Towers as opposed to Jarvis's Towers?
Thanks
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.When I was a boy I went to St James's School. Nowadays the painted sign says "St James' School". Unfortunately when it was built they carved the name into the stonework, so there it remains to confuse the current crop of children. In my day you always added " 's " for the genetive case but I think someone decided it saved typists a shedload of time if they omitted the second "s".
//BBC Look North: St James' apostrophe debate >
It seems there is no definitive answer to the debate, as Dr Alan Firth, senior lecturer in applied linguistics at Newcastle University, told BBC Radio Newcastle.
"We would say that the apostrophe needs to be there because it's the park of St James. But there's variability," he said.
"It's optional whether you have s apostrophe or s apostrophe s. You can choose either and both are correct."//
It seems there is no definitive answer to the debate, as Dr Alan Firth, senior lecturer in applied linguistics at Newcastle University, told BBC Radio Newcastle.
"We would say that the apostrophe needs to be there because it's the park of St James. But there's variability," he said.
"It's optional whether you have s apostrophe or s apostrophe s. You can choose either and both are correct."//