Talk:James's Chimecho: Difference between revisions
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I say James'. It's correct English. - [[User:Ferret|Ferret]] 08:24, 2 Mar 2005 (UTC) | I say James'. It's correct English. - [[User:Ferret|Ferret]] 08:24, 2 Mar 2005 (UTC) | ||
It's prescriptivist, pretentious "correct" English. Only plurals receive such treatment, James is singular, and among other things, a proper noun, which is usually exempt from normal grammar rules. Think about it, is it boss's or boss'? Octopus's or octopus'? Julius's or Julius'? - [[User:Zhen Lin|刘 (劉) 振霖]] 09:26, 2 Mar 2005 (UTC) | |||
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To whoever made the redirect: What was wrong with James'? It was correct as it was. (Argy)
It's pretentious. Think about it, do you say Jameses or Jamess for James's? - 刘 (劉) 振霖 07:18, 2 Mar 2005 (UTC)
I say James'. It's correct English. - Ferret 08:24, 2 Mar 2005 (UTC)
It's prescriptivist, pretentious "correct" English. Only plurals receive such treatment, James is singular, and among other things, a proper noun, which is usually exempt from normal grammar rules. Think about it, is it boss's or boss'? Octopus's or octopus'? Julius's or Julius'? - 刘 (劉) 振霖 09:26, 2 Mar 2005 (UTC)
