Donkter@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 13 days agoHow do you officially pronounce a possessive like: " Travis' "?message-squaremessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up168arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up167arrow-down1message-squareHow do you officially pronounce a possessive like: " Travis' "?Donkter@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 13 days agomessage-square34fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDerisionConsulting@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·13 days 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”.