It really is ridiculous. My editing class got into a discussion about "Louis' hat" versus "Louis's hat", got so passionate about it that there was soon shouting from both sides of the debate - and half an hour later we still didn't have an answer.
(Personally, I'd say that the S in "Louis" is unpronounced, and when you're talking about something he owns you're pronouncing an S - so clearly it should be "Louis's hat" with the first S silent... but a lot of my classmates are convinced I'm wrong.)
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Date: 2010-04-16 01:04 am (UTC)It really is ridiculous. My editing class got into a discussion about "Louis' hat" versus "Louis's hat", got so passionate about it that there was soon shouting from both sides of the debate - and half an hour later we still didn't have an answer.
(Personally, I'd say that the S in "Louis" is unpronounced, and when you're talking about something he owns you're pronouncing an S - so clearly it should be "Louis's hat" with the first S silent... but a lot of my classmates are convinced I'm wrong.)