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You will run into different opinions about that. Some would pronounce the 's as another syllable -ez; others will not and pronounce it the same as Charles.
https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/ask-teacher/4013-how-should-i-pronounce.html

"Just 15 seconds away from officially being born, baby Nevaeh reached up and grabbed the doctor's finger."
More: Picture: Baby Holds Doctor's Hand During C-section - Health & Science - CBN News - Christian News 24-7 - CBN.com

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this video, I think that the second common rule (Charles) has been used. Am I right?
 

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"Just 15 seconds away from officially being born, baby Nevaeh reached up and grabbed the doctor's finger."
More: Picture: Baby Holds Doctor's Hand During C-section - Health & Science - CBN News - Christian News 24-7 - CBN.com

After listening to
this video, I think that the second common rule (Charles) has been used. Am I right?
No. The 's' sound is clearly audible in the video. The baby grabbed 'the doctor's finger'. Because 'doctor' does not end with an 's' sound, the possessive apostrophe s needs to be added. It is a different situation with 'Charles' because that name already ends with an s.
 

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OD, your practice of providing single quotes from other threads, with no further context, is not really helpful. It's a little frustrating having to follow a link to another thread, and possibly read the whole thread, just to find out the point of your question.If your question is relevant to that other thread, ask it there.
 

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Thank you all. I asked about the sound of 's right here. Is it (s) or (-ez)?
 

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Thank you all. I asked about the sound of 's right here. Is it (s) or (-ez)?
Neither. It was /z/, partially devoiced because of the following voiceless /f/.
 
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