Re: a grammar question

On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 18:55:26 -0400, Peter T. Daniels
<grammatim@...> wrote:

> Chicago Manual of Style, at least since the 13th ed. Always use 's
> except on names that end with the "eez" sound (Aristophanes') and a few
> stereotyped cases -- in Jesus' name, for conscience' sake (I think there
> are half a dozen exceptions).

It seems that the [...s'] form was a simplification of an earlier [...s's]
form, and that we're reverting to practice of maybe the 19th century or
earlier.

Regards,

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