tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20938875.post113760789912837654..comments2023-04-20T09:08:44.275-07:00Comments on The Page of Achilles: S's Rules (The Possessive in English)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08581838473876527516noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20938875.post-62018269004504823442012-04-26T16:20:09.992-07:002012-04-26T16:20:09.992-07:00My daughter is in the middle of doing a project on...My daughter is in the middle of doing a project on Susan B. Anthony. She is talking about "the womens' rights that she tried to change. When my husband checked the paper on the computer, it came up with womens' as wrong and corrected it with women's'. That looks wrong to me. Could anyone help me? Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20938875.post-18003344375752884692010-03-18T06:34:52.873-07:002010-03-18T06:34:52.873-07:00Thanks. I agree for the most part. However this do...Thanks. I agree for the most part. However this does not tell us when the 'ess' is pronounced and when not. There is a rule here too - if the preceding vowel is schwa, it is pronounced (Thomas's), but when this vowel is not a schwa it is more doubtful ('Socrates'?, but Habermas's?). Someone should do a study on this, but it is clear, as you say, that pronunciation is the key.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20938875.post-2801176471820664972009-02-18T03:22:00.000-08:002009-02-18T03:22:00.000-08:00Cool, thanks for this.Cool, thanks for this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com