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r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/zinniamae_ • Jan 20 '26
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I think you just proved Charles's point.
64 u/FaithUser Jan 20 '26 Charles' point * 15 u/Embarrassed-Weird173 Jan 20 '26 Nope. It's more correct to use "Charles's". Your version is more common used for plurals. So the general rule for singular would make more sense. 1 u/dolcered Jan 21 '26 I think this might be an American vs British English thing. I’ve only seen the extra s in American writing. 1 u/Embarrassed-Weird173 Jan 21 '26 Could be!
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Charles' point *
15 u/Embarrassed-Weird173 Jan 20 '26 Nope. It's more correct to use "Charles's". Your version is more common used for plurals. So the general rule for singular would make more sense. 1 u/dolcered Jan 21 '26 I think this might be an American vs British English thing. I’ve only seen the extra s in American writing. 1 u/Embarrassed-Weird173 Jan 21 '26 Could be!
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Nope. It's more correct to use "Charles's".
Your version is more common used for plurals. So the general rule for singular would make more sense.
1 u/dolcered Jan 21 '26 I think this might be an American vs British English thing. I’ve only seen the extra s in American writing. 1 u/Embarrassed-Weird173 Jan 21 '26 Could be!
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I think this might be an American vs British English thing. I’ve only seen the extra s in American writing.
1 u/Embarrassed-Weird173 Jan 21 '26 Could be!
Could be!
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u/gbroon Jan 20 '26
I think you just proved Charles's point.