[General] Saxon Genitive

[elisabeth.scharf]

Which is the correct Saxon Genitive: James' or James's?

 

[5jj]

You'll find both, but most people today prefer James's.

 

[TheParser]

Which is the correct Saxon Genitive: James' or James's?

NOT A TEACHER


(1) I most respectfully suggest that most Americans would write something like

"I am going to James' house."

(a) I feel that most Americans feel that the "extra" s is unnecessary and even

"weird-looking."

(b) Personally, I write James's, but my reading shows me that I am in the distinct

minority of Americans who do so. In fact, probably some (many? most?) Americans

do NOT even pronounce James' as Jameses.