Lewis's

[ratóncolorao]

Hello,

If we can say: Peter's the best friend of mine

Can we say: Lewis's the best friend of mine

Or do we have to say: Lewis is the best......

Thank you for your help

[Kazaman]

(I'm not a teacher.)

In words which end with s, it goes like this:

Lewis'
Swiss'
Beasts'

Just an apostrophe, no extra s.

Also, the sentences you wrote should be like this:

"Peter is a best friend of mine."
"Lewis is a best friend of mine."

OR

"Peter is my best friend."
"Lewis is my best friend."

Do you understand why?

[freezeframe]

(I'm not a teacher.)

In words which end with s, it goes like this:

Lewis'
Swiss'
Beasts'

Just an apostrophe, no extra s.

Also, the sentences you wrote should be like this:

"Peter is a best friend of mine."
"Lewis is a best friend of mine."

OR

"Peter is my best friend."
"Lewis is my best friend."

Do you understand why?

Kazaman, the OP is asking about the contraction not about a possessive. Just adding an apostrophe is never acceptable for a contraction.


I would pronounce the is when the name ends in -s. I don't know if we "have to".

[SoothingDave]

I would use the full form for a name ending in an "s."

The idea of a contraction is to save time in pronunciation. "Peter's" instead of "Peter is" saves a syllable.

"Lewis's" would basically be pronounced the same as "Lewis is." So there is no point to trying to make it a contraction.

In formal writing, I would use the contraction with neither.