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Nusses. The rules for pluralization don't change just because it's a last name. And, as stated above, there is no possession involved, so apostrophes have nothing to do with it. mess - messes, kiss - kisses, ..., Nuss - Nusses; ... Name ending with S "is the place to be" ... Apostrophe s after a name ending in s...
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Compound words create special problems when we need to pluralize them. As a general rule, the element within the compound that word that is pluralized will receive the plural -s, but it's not always that simple. ... When a proper noun ends in an "s" with a hard "z" sound, we don't add any ending to form the plural:
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First, we don't drop the "s" for plural possessives: it would be "the Joneses' cat." Second, we usually add the apostrophe +s to a name ending in "s," as in "Martin Amis's fiction." However, when an s-ending name ends with a "z" sound or an "es," we don't add the "s" to the end of the possessive: "the Hodges' cat"
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Answer: Sphinx follows the rule for any name ending in a letter sounding "s" — like Jones, Fox, or Chavez. Add an apostrophe "s": the Sphinx's nose. If you have 2 Sphinxes, then add an apostrophe only: many Sphinxes' noses. ... Please help resolve a long-disputed grammar question of mine. When you pluralize acronyms,
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BCC Writing Lab F.A.Q.s ... last name ending in "s." ... How do you pluralize a last name that already has an "s" on it?
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Dear Inquirer: In a case of individual possession, one adds an -'s to form the possessive of singular words ending in -s (James's). ... Dear Virtual Tutor: How do you pluralize a last name that already has an "s" on it? example: Harris ; Do you write The Harrises? Or do you write The Harris? Or do you write The Harris'?
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How to form the possessive of polysllabic personal names ending with the sound of "s" or "z" probably occasions more dissension among writers and editors than any other orthographic matter open to disagreement. ... How would one pronounce the following, assuming the family's last name is Brown, and consists of more than...
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But just because everyone else is doing it, doesn't mean you have to. Show an editor you're smarter than the average bear and pluralize correctly. ... Commonly mis-pluralized words are names, words ending in S or a vowel, numbers, and acronyms. If in doubt with numbers or acronyms, write the words out ... If the name ends in S,
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the name of the cat -> ... RULE TWO: Plural nouns ending in S simply get an apostrophe (s').; EXAMPLES: the box belonging to the girls -> the girls' box the bedroom of the kids -> the kids' bedroom...
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