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Help! James' or James's?

40 replies

Murtette · 17/05/2012 16:23

I've always thought its the former but DP (who is called James) thinks its the latter. Which of us is right? I'm doing a photobook for a friend whose son is called James and want to get it right.
TIA

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MirandaGoshawk · 19/05/2012 15:42

Yeah, true. I tend to go with how things sound, though, as if I've got a narrator, invisible friend kindly reading out loud for me. But, on reflection, Daisy is right. James's it is Smile

nickelbabe · 19/05/2012 15:44

James's.
Always James's

I will not budge on this

lockets · 19/05/2012 16:58

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DaisySteiner · 19/05/2012 17:32

So why write it without the extra s?! Why create ambiguity for the sake of an s?! I'm with nickel Grin

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DaisySteiner · 19/05/2012 18:29

Why is it nicer than any other name that doesn't end with 's'? Why not just end all possessives with ' then?!

wishiwasonholiday · 19/05/2012 18:31

James' my ds is Thomas and I would write Thomas'.

Trestle · 19/05/2012 22:30

James'

nickelbabe · 21/05/2012 12:06

Thomas's

WestleyAndButtockUp · 22/05/2012 20:47

St James's Park.

James's photobook.

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WestleyAndButtockUp · 22/05/2012 20:53

Yeah, but that's NORTHERN.

Ponders · 22/05/2012 21:15

\link{http://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/our-hospitals/st-james-university-hospital/\St James's Hospital} (Jimmy's)

\link{http://www.stadiumguide.com/stjamespark/\St James' Park} - now officially the Sports Direct Arena (probably changed purely to avoid apostrophe catastrophes Wink)

NetworkGuy · 23/05/2012 03:44

I'm with DaisySteiner on this.

I live between St James' Drive and St James's Church and I am sure the church was there first

For me it has to be James's as the other looks incomplete !

cattj · 25/07/2012 18:39

It's getting worse with random punctuation appearing in some names these days...

deadspin.com/5924827/american-baby-names-are-somehow-getting-even-worse

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