[General] Is there a difference in pronounciation of these 2 sentences?

[goodstudent]

I am going to Thomas's house

I am going to Thomas house

 

[MikeNewYork]

Yes. The first has an extra syllable "ez".

 

[TheParser]

Thomas house

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Hello, Goodstudent:

My name is James.

In writing, then, one should write: "I have read James's opinion."

Here in the United States, many people feel that the second "s" is not necessary. (Some think that it looks "ugly.") So they simply write it as: "I have just read James' opinion." But one should still pronounce it as "I have just read Jameses opinion." (One should definitely use an apostrophe. "James opinion" will get one a lower test mark.)



James

 

[goodstudent]

Is Thomas's pronounces as Thomases?

 

[goodstudent]

Why is it James'but not James's?

James' is not correct English?

I thought if there are many James then it should be James'. Example: These cars' bonnet look nice.

 

[TheParser]

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Hello, Goodstudent:

I apologize for not being clear enough.

1. James's is correct. (That is the traditional spelling.)

2. James' is correct. (That is the usual spelling in the States.)

3. Thomas's and Thomas' are both pronounced Thomases.


James

 

[Rover_KE]

Is Thomas's pronounces as Thomases?

Yes.

 

[fish-able]

Is Thomas's pronounce[STRIKE]s[/STRIKE] as Thomases?

Why is it James' but not James's?

James' is not correct in English?

I thought if there are many James then it should be James'. An example: These cars' bonnet look nice.

Not a teacher.

Next time check your whole comment before asking because It's really hard to read it.

 

[emsr2d2]

I am going to Thomas's house

I am going to Thomas house

Neither sentence is correct without a final punctuation mark. Sentence 2 needs an apostrophe after "Thomas" if you still want it to denote the possessive. Without an apostrophe, it can only mean "I am going to Thomas House", where "Thomas House" is the official name of a building to which you are going.

 

[MikeNewYork]

James, I disagree with you. James's is very common in the US. The rule I follow is if you pronounce, you should spell it.

 

[TheParser]

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Thank you very much for your comments.

Like you, I also write "James's."

I respectfully disagree with you about its being "common in the US." I have no doubt, whatsoever, that most Americans in 2014 would never write "James's."

And I have no doubt that no newspapers in 2014 (with the exception of The New York Times?) would ever write: "Today we celebrate Columbus's great discovery."


James

 

[goodstudent]

"Today we celebrate Columbus's great discovery." > Is this sentence correct? If not, what should the correct sentence look like?
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[TheParser]

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YES, you are 100% correct: "Today we celebrate Columbus's great discovery."

Your teacher will be very delighted that you followed the traditional rule.

At the present time, you do not need to concern yourself with the issue of Columbus's and Columbus'.


(I have given you James's / James' opinion, which is based on reading a lot of American English.)

 

[Tdol]

2. James' is correct. (That is the usual spelling in the States.)

This spelling is common in the UK too.

 

[Roman55]

Why is it James'but not James's?

James' is not correct English?

I thought if there are many James then it should be James'. Example: These cars' bonnet look nice.

I am not a teacher.

Plurals of names ending in s pose problems for many people.

Two very common English family names are Smith and Jones. On my street live the Jones family and the Smith family. Each one is composed of two parents and three children. There are five Smiths and five Joneses.

Mr Smith and Mr Jones each have a house. Mr Smith's house and Mr Jones's house are family homes, and parked in the driveways are the Smiths' car and the Joneses' car.

 

[TheParser]

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I have noticed that not a few Americans will write something like: "The Smith's are very nice people," instead of the correct "The Smiths."

 

[emsr2d2]

Mistakenly putting an apostrophe in a plural is common across the English-speaking world.

 

[Rover_KE]

...especially by fruit and vegetable market traders.

 

[emsr2d2]

If you click on "Examples" on this website, you'll see some corkers!