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Apostrophe s or ss - When to use each? [duplicate] On the use of so-called 'zero genitive', marked by a simple apostrophe in spelling ('), as opposed to the 's genitive, Quirk, Greenbaum, Leech and Svartvik specify in A Comprehensive grammar of the English Language (pp 320 321) that: In addition to its normal use with regular plurals such as boys', the 'zero genitive' is used to avoid repetitive or awkward combinations of sounds in the
Pronunciation of ss as s and lack of sh? - English Language Usage . . . So many English (probably a majority) take a sort of short cut by pronouncing the 'ss' as 'sh' Pronunciation is a sequence of shapings of mouth, toungue and teeth and follows (in every language and dialect) its own law: follow the line of least resistance as you pass from one syllable to the next
Possessive case for a certain proper noun - ss apostrophe This is a style issue, not a matter of objective correctness or incorrectness Having said that, I note the advice that various style manuals offer From Words Into Type (1974): Proper names The possessive form of almost all proper names is formed by adding apostrophe and s to a singular or apostrophe alone to a plural By this style rule, you would express the plural of Ross as Ross's From
typography - During what period of history did English use “ß”, the . . . Its uppercase equivalent is two characters instead of one: SS It was apparently also once used in just the same way English, but I cannot find just exactly when or where Was it used in manuscripts only, or in printed books too? During what time period would this have run?
What is the difference between S and S? Both express possession, of course We use 's with singular nouns For example, " my son's toys " will be "the toys that belong to my son" We use only an apostrophe (') after plural nouns that end in -s: " my sons' toys " means that I have more than one son and these are their toys We use 's for possession with the other plural nouns For example: " my children's toys; women's wishes, etc
How did the letter Z come to be associated with sleeping snoring? Edit: Another Wikipedia page: The big Z It is a convention in American comics that the sound of a snore can be reduced to a single letter Z Thus a speech bubble with this letter standing all alone (again, drawn by hand rather than a font type) means the character is sleeping in most humorous comics This can be seen, for instance, in Charles Schulz's Peanuts comic strips Being such a long
Difference between OK and okay - English Language Usage Stack . . . O K was probably the first spelling (and there are dozens of theories about its origin) OK is an obvious shortening, maybe by somebody who had only heard the phrase But ok would be something different, perhaps a small okapi That's what your spellchecker thought wasn't okay Edit: O K is pronounced 'okay', and so is OK But ok would be pronounced 'ock'