Question for the grammar Nazis

Alex · 04-13-2007, 01:29 PM

Different style guides give different answers so you'll find someone to support most any way you decide to go.

There is currently a bill in the Arkansas state legislature to give a final determination on whether the possessive of Arkansas is Arkansas' or Arkansas's.

AP style guide requires always adding 's to a singular noun to make it possessive. The New York Times styleguide would have you using Productions' without another s. The Chicago Manual of Style uses 's unless the final S in the singular noun is silent (Camus, Francois, Arkansas).

Way too much detail here.

So the key is to pick a style and just be consistent with it.

04-13-2007, 01:29 PM	#11
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Different style guides give different answers so you'll find someone to support most any way you decide to go. There is currently a bill in the Arkansas state legislature to give a final determination on whether the possessive of Arkansas is Arkansas' or Arkansas's. AP style guide requires always adding 's to a singular noun to make it possessive. The New York Times styleguide would have you using Productions' without another s. The Chicago Manual of Style uses 's unless the final S in the singular noun is silent (Camus, Francois, Arkansas). Way too much detail here. So the key is to pick a style and just be consistent with it.
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