From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Possessive apostrophe with singular nouns ending in "s" Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:51:42 +0100 Message-ID: References: <81aa49ju14.fsf@gmail.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1330030323 13350 80.91.229.3 (23 Feb 2012 20:52:03 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 20:52:03 +0000 (UTC) To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Feb 23 21:52:02 2012 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([140.186.70.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1S0fdy-0003xs-0Y for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:52:02 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:57383 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S0fdx-0000oP-Gs for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:52:01 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:36573) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S0fdu-0000o9-UA for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:51:59 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S0fds-0005kh-W5 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:51:58 -0500 Original-Received: from hermes.netfonds.no ([80.91.224.195]:42341) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S0fds-0005jx-PE for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:51:56 -0500 Original-Received: from cm-84.215.51.58.getinternet.no ([84.215.51.58] helo=stories.gnus.org) by hermes.netfonds.no with esmtpsa (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1S0fdf-0002Sa-Ix for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:51:43 +0100 Face: iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAADAAAAAwBAMAAAClLOS0AAAAD1BMVEV3OydMHBqkeUUkDhBf Kx+qUYnZAAACb0lEQVQ4jVWUi63kIAxFHUIBOLgAhjcFxAMF4IT+a9prMrtPi5RI4eDrD3ao/Vua c2Nfrd+tkW+xtqzMZlPmjHgxZwd+KAszLTDHIP/4lZJgypl5nrT9B64acZKnpWksv4Cv+ha2ObZ0 C6d/gOWoMY1oFlNW+2uhDW4rp0FxNs4mBpCxD+mxBx5EcTRu8wsUYQ6ygVchuqVHB7nlXiPO2hiB SqGY+mQARHjWd8TxOEGIisA38mCRWTdLNtyMQg2pZxVCsmoHCsc4LTOFWpLnSTrzad16azPWd8vw nzqrEpscMdFnuEqtP0I1eQYAfKU0j1ECAVSFoKdMXuhJWxq1OnjpoLmAxhk3iu1TQwFoDVEvqY7r iR+6P7XARzleQpLZQRwC5/tZyaUa901QU5dKTBcsQnEwLca+gMCCDpLPcl46pZiW8z6TSJgZoIRS JpkNdeeKaK8Q2AGMkMY2VbyvJMWrBr08u1L6bUaqCsDDsHV7PTxxSxGFXZ04IoWSXAjPT5NIrPcC I2we1Fo/WQLl9lggg3HWusReOdVxfwHhyvsSCjXv4ReAlHxVNAjCBT9vXcC8SEUDFDdF9eOZ8wK8 Arr5KEEjal+O7QkX/ede7aKgZUWwP6DJxviyIwamFQN/wTRBsC801e4XzOkLMmd5S1hFxH7gzvaA lvPKeoFQtesTlU/eA55C6tkxALSGllPNASrue4cFZpSaJjO09FnRnKVmdGdvM9uyUHTd+cZV7eeN iFTtkVLG9dpT9ia5uZQDmYpMvv49GgXwqZWB8eYeitc/2xpiHzUACOWz+BROL5O25z5kbiPeDojw s/j+EP4ANVefCF1c6TcAAAAASUVORK5CYII= X-Now-Playing: Coil's _Love's Secret Domain_: "The Snow" In-Reply-To: <81aa49ju14.fsf@gmail.com> (Jambunathan K.'s message of "Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:45:19 +0530") User-Agent: Gnus/5.130004 (Ma Gnus v0.4) Emacs/24.0.93 (gnu/linux) X-MailScanner-ID: 1S0fdf-0002Sa-Ix MailScanner-NULL-Check: 1330635104.01765@Nr3JXDm/+jEFY+p5iRMa7A X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-Received-From: 80.91.224.195 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:148749 Archived-At: Jambunathan K writes: > It seems the opinion is divided. If I read between the words there, the > editors seem to think that the "Chicago Manual Of Style" is not one > among the respected authorities. I think the reflexive impulse most educated people have these days is "whatever you do, don't do what's in Chicago". Unless Chicago happens to have it right by coincidence. Even a stopped clock. -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) bloggy blog http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/