Saturday, December 20, 2008
because EW.
I think that I am allergic to intimate relationships and friendships.
Or, more precisely, they are allergic to me.
This is why I am fasting.
Ryan Adams's "Demolition" album is very good.
Is Adams's right? I want someone to tell me, once and for all, what the correct grammar would be.
Grammar Girl?
Please?
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I have found your answer...
"• add 's to the singular form of the word (even if it ends in -s):
the owner's car
James's hat"
That from Purdue...I think we can trust them. So, yes, Adams's is correct, in this context.
I love you. See you tomorrow! Want to help me make cookies or something???
you shouldn't fast.....I know how you feel tho, today I felt like I was a movie or something, I feel like a make every person/thing I get close to get freaked out!
hahahah
maybe we all feel that way
I'm not sure that I agree with Sarah. It seems a bit awkward to say "Adams's" (pronounced adams-iz). Although Sarah is correct that the possessive of singular nouns typically require an apostrophe and an s, even when the singular noun ends in S, there is an exception when the pronunciation seems awkward. Here is a good link on that discussion: http://www.grammarmudge.cityslide.com/articles/article/426348/4944.htm - An excerpt is: Try sounding out "Jesus(iz) teachings," "Moses(iz) laws," or "Sophocles(iz) plays." It's tough. Thus, in these instances, we use only the apostrophe: Jesus' teachings, Moses' laws, or Sophocles' plays. In such instances, though, we should try to avoid using the possessive case altogether and write: the teachings of Jesus, the laws of Moses, the plays of Sophocles. How about "The album 'Demolition' by Ryan Adams, is very good."
I also disagree with Sarah.
I don't think we can trust people from Purdue.
ba dum bum!
My fourth grade spelling book says that "James's" is correct. This is what we are teaching our children.
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