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Why is the possessive suffix '' 's '' removed? Some [[wp:Saxon genitive|style guides]] say -s's and -s' are both correct, but I've never heard that -z' being correct at all.--'''[[User:Spaceeinstein|spaceeinstein]]''' 14:51, 6 October 2011 (BST) | Why is the possessive suffix '' 's '' removed? Some [[wp:Saxon genitive|style guides]] say -s's and -s' are both correct, but I've never heard that -z' being correct at all.--'''[[User:Spaceeinstein|spaceeinstein]]''' 14:51, 6 October 2011 (BST) | ||
:There are two different ways of doing the Saxon genitive (making words ending in s/z posessive), and both are seen as correct. Some say you should always just use an apostrophe (not 's) for any words ending in S, Z or X. Others say you should use 's (regardless of its last letter) unless the word is plural, in which case use es'. | |||
:Personally, when I write I belong to the first group (so: Jones', Jesus', Cortez'). However, modern spelling (particularly in the US) uses the second format. I say we stick with the first one, the guidelines of which you can read [http://www.kentlaw.edu/academics/lrw/grinker/LwtaPossessives.htm here], but create redirects for anyone who searches for Cortez's (or the completely wrong Cortezes). [[User:Gboyers|gboyers]] <sup>[[User_talk:Gboyers|talk]]</sup> 20:33, 6 October 2011 (BST) | |||