yesterday i poked a staple totally under my skin -- by accident, of course.
just an fyi.
i am totally against apostrophe-itis. i will admit, though, that i had to research the Chicaco Manual of Style to check on the status of names that end in "s," such as "Charles" or "Jesus." what i have found is that special rules apply to certain names, and in particular, names referring to people in the bible or people of equal stature. so:
Moses' staff
Jesus' fish
Achilles' heel
BUT NOT
James' homework (rather, James's homework, assuming that James is a nobody)
that's it for today.
take this with you people, you look less intelligent when you incorrectly use an apostrophe.
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Thank you teacher fran. You have learnt me good today.
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