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Old 04-13-2007, 05:52 PM   #20
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Ah, but that's just it. If the name is pronounced "Joneses," that's when you are to use Jones's.

Most times, the pronunciation does not change when possessisizing a word ending in "S" - and so the more common s' is proper.
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