Flash Grammar
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 11:55 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rolanniDear People Who Write or Type Reference Letters:
The possessive of a name that ends in "s" is s'.
Examples are, but are not limited to: Roberts', Sellers', Jones'
The Right Way: I am writing in support of John Roberts' application for head dogcatcher.
In this example, the applicant's name is John Roberts.
The Wrong Way: I am writing in support of John Robert's application for head dogcatcher. In this example, the applicant's name is John Robert.
Thank you for your attention to this matter, and for your continued vigilance against the Hun.
I remain, yr hmbl &c --
She Who Enters Data
The possessive of a name that ends in "s" is s'.
Examples are, but are not limited to: Roberts', Sellers', Jones'
The Right Way: I am writing in support of John Roberts' application for head dogcatcher.
In this example, the applicant's name is John Roberts.
The Wrong Way: I am writing in support of John Robert's application for head dogcatcher. In this example, the applicant's name is John Robert.
Thank you for your attention to this matter, and for your continued vigilance against the Hun.
I remain, yr hmbl &c --
She Who Enters Data
