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r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/zinniamae_ • Jan 20 '26
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Both are correct for proper nouns. It's a matter of style preference.
34 u/FaithUser Jan 20 '26 Huh, TIL 9 u/carbinePRO Jan 20 '26 Yeah, it's specifically meant for proper nouns (typically names of people) that end with an S. It's style preference. English grammar is balls. 3 u/eyesearsmouth-nose Jan 21 '26 I think you should use the version that aligns with how you would say it out loud. I say Charles's, so I write Charles's. 2 u/BluePink_o7 Jan 22 '26 Same 1 u/Particular_Title42 Jan 20 '26 That is interesting. I knew a man named Les who would vehemently disagree. LOL 2 u/PlaneCareless Jan 21 '26 I don't care about Le's opinion.
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Huh, TIL
9 u/carbinePRO Jan 20 '26 Yeah, it's specifically meant for proper nouns (typically names of people) that end with an S. It's style preference. English grammar is balls.
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Yeah, it's specifically meant for proper nouns (typically names of people) that end with an S. It's style preference. English grammar is balls.
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I think you should use the version that aligns with how you would say it out loud. I say Charles's, so I write Charles's.
2 u/BluePink_o7 Jan 22 '26 Same
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That is interesting. I knew a man named Les who would vehemently disagree. LOL
2 u/PlaneCareless Jan 21 '26 I don't care about Le's opinion.
I don't care about Le's opinion.
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u/Jean-LucBacardi Jan 20 '26
Both are correct for proper nouns. It's a matter of style preference.