How do you pronounce the possessive forms of names ending in an 's'?
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Lots of confusion about this sort of thing. But here it is. Contra most of those posting here, you DO add the apostrophe s after a singular noun ending with an s or z sound... and you also pronounce it.\n\nThus it is:  Marcus's (pronounced, roughly, Markus-ez)\n\nThis is, in fact, "Rule #1" in William Strunk's classic Elements of Style.\n\nAn excerpt:\n\n Form the possessive singular of nouns with 's.\n       \n Follow this rule whatever the final consonant. Thus write,  \n      Charles's friend\n      Burns's poems\n      the witch's malice\n   \n\n[He goes on to explain the very limited exceptions]\n\nExceptions are the possessives of ancient proper names in -es and -is, the possessive Jesus', and such forms as for conscience' sake, for righteousness' sake. But such forms as Achilles' heel, Moses' laws, Isis' temple are commonly replaced by       \n      the heel of Achilles\n      the laws of Moses\n      the temple of Isis\n\nhttp://www.bartleby.com/141/strunk.html\n\n------------------------------\n\nThere is similar confusion when it comes to how to form the plurals and their possessives for nouns whose singular form ends with s/z.    The basic approach is similar.  That is, you almost always follow the SAME rules as for singulars that do NOT have such endings!  Combining the two, we get:\n\nJohn Adams (singular)\nJohn Adams's temper(singular possessive)\nthe Adamses (plural)\nthe Adamses' marriage (plural possessive)
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S, Statistically most names start with S.\nS for Satyam,\nS for Shivam\nS for Sundram\nS for Secret\nS for Scary\nS for Social\nS for Simple\nS for Siesta\nS for Software\nS for Sexy\nS for Shivani
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the second on is correct, rule #3\n\n\nRule 1.  Use the apostrophe with contractions. The apostrophe is always placed at the spot where the letter(s) has been removed.  \n  Examples  don't, isn't \nYou're right. \nShe's a great teacher.  \nRule 2.  Use the apostrophe to show possession. Place the apostrophe before the s to show singular possession.  \n  Examples  one boy's hat\none woman's hat\none actress's hat\none child's hat\nMs. Chang's house\nMr. Jones's golf clubs\nTexas's weather\nMs. Straus' s daughter\nJose Sanchez's artwork\nDr. Hastings's appointment (name is Hastings)\nMrs. Lees's books (name is Lees)  \nRule 3.  To show plural possession, make the noun plural first. Then immediately use the apostrophe.  \n  Examples  two boys' hats\ntwo women's hats\ntwo actresses' hats\ntwo children's hats\nthe Changs' house\nthe Joneses' golf clubs\nthe Strauses' daughter\nthe Sanchezes' artwork\nthe Hastingses' appointment\nthe Leeses' books  \nRule 4.  With a singular compound noun, show possession with 's at the end of the word.  \n  Example  my mother-in-law's hat  \nRule 5.  If the compound noun is plural, form the plural first and then use the apostrophe.  \n  Example  my two brothers-in-law's hats  \nRule 6.  Use the apostrophe and s after the second name only if two people possess the same item.  \n  Examples  Cesar and Maribel's home is constructed of redwood. \nCesar's and Maribel's job contracts will be renewed next year. \nThere is separate ownership.\n\n\nCesar and Maribel's job contracts will be renewed next year. \nThere is joint ownership of more than one contract. \n \nRule 7.  Never use an apostrophe with possessive pronouns: his, hers, its, theirs, ours, yours, whose. They already show possession so they do not require an apostrophe. The only time an apostrophe is used for it's is when it is a contraction for it is.  \n  Examples  This book is hers, not yours. \nIt hurt its paw. \nIt's a nice day. \nIt's your right to refuse the invitation.  \nRule 8.  The plurals for capital letters and numbers used as nouns are not formed with apostrophes.  \n  Examples  She consulted with three M.D.s.\nBUT\nShe went to three M.D.s' offices.\nThe apostrophe is needed here to show plural possessive.\n\nShe learned her ABCs.\nthe 1990s not the 1990's\nthe '90s or the mid-'70s not the '90's or the mid-'70's\nShe learned her times tables for 6s and 7s.  \nRule 9.  Use possessive case in front of a gerund (ing word).  \n  Examples  Alex's skating was a joy to behold. \nThis does not stop Joan's inspecting of our facilities next Thursday.  \nRule 10.  If the gerund has a pronoun in front of it, use the possessive form of that pronoun.  \n  Examples  I appreciate your inviting me to dinner. \nI appreciated his working with me to resolve the conflict.
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He threw the ball.\nIs the ball there?\nIt was their ball.\n\nWhat is the difference between its and it's?\n\nIts is the possessive form of it. It's is a contraction of it is or it has.\n\nExamples: \n\nIt's a common mistake.\nThe boat has a hole in its hull. \nThe confusion arises from the dual function of the 's ending, which can indicate either possession or contraction, as in: Joe's hamburgers are the best (="The hamburgers which are Joe's — that is, in that he makes them — are the best"); Joe's going to have to buy some more patties soon (="Joe is going to have to buy some more patties soon"). However, 's is never used to indicate possession in pronouns. We do not write hi's (instead of his), for example. \n\nHere is a test we can perform to determine whether to use it's or its: Replace it with his and see if the sentence still makes (grammatical) sense. His a common mistake does not make sense. The boat has a hole in his hull does make sense — at least grammatically; of course boats are not boys, but we can pretend that they are for the sake of improving our spelling. The rule we shall apply, then, is this: If the sentence makes sense with his, which does not have an apostrophe, it is safe to replace it with its, which also does not have an apostrophe.
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I always use an A, an L, an O, two P's an R and a U.  How do you spell it?
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B'cos it is spelt "M-o-n-d-a-y" \n\nSee! i've found it difficult tho..
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ß is called "Eszett" (es-TSET). It sounds like the S in "SOUND" (not that in "NOISE"), and as far as I know it only exists in German. \n\nYou make it with Alt-225. And it is not to be confused with β, the Greek letter Beta, which sounds as V, as other people are saying here.
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German.. hmmm.. Americans have a very hard time learning this language...I had to learn it. w's are pronounced like v....e are pronounced as a...the wicz part think of bits except omit b with v....the way they put letters together is confusing to know exactly how to pronounce unless you practice.Good luck hope this helps.\n\nduh..ka..vitz..\n\nTo help you better understand the pronunciation check out the links below.. Good luck. LL.
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The same way you do unless I'm addressing something to my friend's family - they spell their daughter's name with an 's' instead of a 'z'
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The pronunciation should be as follows:\nPOSOL'STVO\nPO - as in "paw"\nSOL - as in "solar" only with a soft L\nSTVO - just as is with the O at the and similar to the one at the beginning.
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The apostrophe is definitely not dead, and does matter - it's simply that grammar isn't taught as a subject in schools any more, and fewer people know ho to use it correctly. There's nothing worse than seeing "It's" instead of the possessive "Its" - as they mean completely different things!\nThe way I was taught it, many years ago, the apostrophe denotes the contraction of a genitive (left over from the time when Latin was the standard language), and so represents a missing letter. Where a plural is indicated, no contraction has occurred, so no apostrophe. The exception to this is "It's/its", where the contraction is for "It is". Simple to remember, and easy to enforce.
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I do... it's Marja.  The j is correctly pronounced as a y.  I pretty much answer to anything though.  My husband's aunt calls me Malaria.  Nice huh?  I love in-laws.
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On \ndray (like tray)\nus\nYes, it's a boys name. But don't be too surprised if people mistake it for a misspelling of "Andrea" (an-dree-uh), the much more common feminine form.
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We use "suffixes" to indicate possessive pronouns and objective pronouns. The suffix Kaf indicates singular "yours", as it is dotted with either Kamatz (ָ /indicates male "you") or Shva Nach (ְ /indicates female "you"). Yud, in general, indicates "my", "I" or plural. When combined with Kaf it indicates plural:\n\n*Objective pronouns are linked to verbs:\nHerkid (הרקיד)- made [one] dance\nHerkidcha (הרקידךָ)- made you [male] dance\nHerkidech (הרקידךְ)- made you [female] dance\n\n*Possessive pronouns are linked to nouns and adjectives:\nChamor (חמור)- donkey\nChamorcha (חמורךָ)- [male] your donkey\nChamorech (חמורךְ)- [female] your donkey\n\nWhen the noun is in a plural form, you add a Yud to indicate the plural "suffix" im (ים):\nGalim (גלים)- waves (male noun)\nGaleycha (גליךָ)- [male] your waves\nGalayich (גליךְ)- [female] your waves\nDlatot (דלתות)- doors (female noun)\nDaltoteycha (דלתותיךָ)- [male] your doors\nDaltotayich (דלתותיךְ)- [female] your doors
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When writing, an apostrophe is used to show possession, for abreviations, contractions, and also a few plurals.  I think this is what you were after.  If not, sorry.
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people's, with the apostrophe
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They aren't established english names like Fred, Arthur, Susan or Rose.\nBut there's nothing to stop someone using them.\n\nPronunciation?\nThe words are each made up of two words.\nI guess you'd pronounce them as if you were saying the two words.  Simple.\nBut there's nothing to stop you pronouncing them differently if they are names for someone.  For your kids, you have to be careful you don't give them something they will hate.\nI don't like the Ch sound especially chew and cheek.\n\nSo instead of the usual pronunciation, how about...\n\n1: Shew-vee-ul.  Emphasis on the second syllable.\n2: Shee-noss-vee-bra-tee.  Emphasis on the first and fourth syllables.\n3: Sheel-var-etty. Emphasis on the first and last.\n4: Chill-va-goo-ay.  Emphasis on the second and last.\n5: Sheel-vee-na.  Emphasis on the second.\n6: Shake-vee-no.  Emphasis on the second.\n\nSome of them sound cool to me. Chill is really cool, LOL.\n Don't know what anyone else thinks.