Quoth Steven D'Aprano <[email protected]>:
>The second exception is if the word ends with an S. In British English,
>you put the apostrophe after the S:
>
>Thomas' approach is wholly practical.
>
>In American English, they often (but not always) add an extra S:
>
>Thomas's approach is wholly practical.
>
>which in my opinion is logical but ugly and should be avoided.
I disagree. For indicating the possessive of the plural ("the books'
spines were damaged), putting the apostrophe after makes perfect sense.
However, when a word like "Thomas" is made possessive in American English,
it is pronounced differently (eg: "Thomases"). In that case, spelling
it Thomas's makes it read more like it sounds. So you may find it ugly,
but I find it reads better to my ear :)
--RDM
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