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# jones's is correct
(, Thu 15 Sep 2011, 13:34, archived)
# I
cant keep up with this
(, Thu 15 Sep 2011, 13:38, archived)
# But surly it should have a capital 'J'

* Yes I know... You want me to stop calling you Shirley
(, Thu 15 Sep 2011, 13:50, archived)
# Anyway, if I put that, it would read ""Jones is Birthday"
Should it not be "Joness' Birthday"?
(, Thu 15 Sep 2011, 13:51, archived)
# no, what you said originally is correct
i was agreeing with you
(, Thu 15 Sep 2011, 14:47, archived)
# The convention is that you add the extra s for names of 1 or 2 syllables
but skip it for 3 or more

(, Thu 15 Sep 2011, 14:21, archived)
# So I wouldn't need to add the additinal 's' if I was refering to Roger More' Birthday?
(I'm a bit confused now)
(, Thu 15 Sep 2011, 14:30, archived)
# well, no
because roger moore is spelt with two "OO"s
(, Thu 15 Sep 2011, 14:46, archived)
# I'm only referring to names that already end in an 's'
So you would add it for any names that doesn't end in an 's'
Roger Moore's
Arnold Schwarzenegger's
Jesus's
Angelos Papadopoulos'
(, Thu 15 Sep 2011, 15:00, archived)
# But that still means "Roger Moore is Birthday"
Oh I don't understand... Is it nearly Bear Tiem yet?
(, Thu 15 Sep 2011, 15:15, archived)
# gaz'd
(, Thu 15 Sep 2011, 16:52, archived)