Donkter@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 months agoHow do you officially pronounce a possessive like: " Travis' "?message-squaremessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up173arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up172arrow-down1message-squareHow do you officially pronounce a possessive like: " Travis' "?Donkter@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square41fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDerisionConsultinglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 months agoIf it’s a word that already ends in an s in its singular form, like Travis, I would pronounce it like “Travis is”. It’s a word that only got an s at the end because it’s pluralized, like “Smiths”, I would generally just pronounce it like “Smiths”.
If it’s a word that already ends in an s in its singular form, like Travis, I would pronounce it like “Travis is”.
It’s a word that only got an s at the end because it’s pluralized, like “Smiths”, I would generally just pronounce it like “Smiths”.