Hands down the best article I’ve read in the past couple of months.
Earlier this evening I was proofing a document for an attorney and stumbled across a discrepancy in the usage of the plural with a singular noun ending with the letter ‘s’.
For example, if I have a company called “Berto Holdings” and I want to show possession, then how do I show this?
...Berto Holdings’ 30-acre farm…
or
...Berto Holdings’s 30-acre farm…
I go by the former, but decided to do some homework to find a solid guide.
Long story short, much like with English grammar in general, there aren’t any solid rules. The AP Writer’s Guide uses the former, while other Style Guides use the latter. During my search I stumbled across this gem of an article.
Comments (2):
hehe, I much prefer the way you did it in the title of your article ;)
but seriously. why can’t someone just decide and inform us one way or the other, once and for all!?
Anne, When I am king, you’ll see a couple of changes take place. This will be the third. (1. Free margarita at all public transportation stops, 2. universal health care)