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When a word ends in s or x, do you add s or just an One would certainly say "Alex's" and not "Alex' " For names ending in the letter s, either just ' or 's is acceptable, although I believe that 's is more common with the plain ' being reserved for plurals that end in s For example, one would say "That is Dolores's car," but you would say "That is the lions' pen "
is getting vs will get - English Language Learners Stack Exchange Alex gets married next month is equally valid If you want to call that "present tense" you can, but next month clearly establishes that Alex's marriage lies in the future (it's not happening now) –
Hello, This is vs My Name is or I am in self introduction Having said that, I think there is a tinge of racism to not accept e g "Myself X" as proper English My reason for this is no one says that calling a friend "mate" or "dude" is annoying or wrong english
What would be the correct s if the name ends with an X? When making a word ending with x plural, -es is added to the end For example: box → boxes wax → waxes However, when showing possession, which is what you are trying to do here, the regular -'s is used:
meaning - She locked the door securely behind her - English Language . . . Alex hit Bob, means that Alex struck Bob Alex hit up Bob, or more commonly Alex hit Bob up, means that Alex visited Bob (often to ask for a favor) Alex hit on Bob, means that Alex flirted with Bob There's no real logic to these combinations of verbs, prepositions, and meanings—if there ever was, it's long since forgotten by modern speakers
phrase choice - English Language Learners Stack Exchange I have an order of XYZ coming My name is Alex Some places do not primarily identify orders by name, others do Some use phone number, or order number Using whatever the establishment is used to will make things easier for everyone The form "the order for Alex" suggests to me that someone other than Alex is picking up the order on Alex's behalf