One must "form the possessive singular of nouns by adding 's," even if the last letter in the word is
S; therefore, it's Harris's book, not Harris' book. Was Mr. Strunk being pedantic? I have to admit, I am a bit reluctant to add 's to words ending with the letter
S, so now I'm doing my best to avoid writing them at all. I know, however, that it's not right to avoid the problem... Can anybody help me out?
