[Grammar] poccessive 's

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dawood.nada

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Do we use poccessive 's with the proper names that ends with the letter (s):?:



dawood dawood
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euncu

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***neither a teacher nor a native-speaker***

James'
James's

As far as I have concluded from the previous discussions on the forums about this matter, I'd say it's just about user's style. Some put "s" at the end and some don't.
 

Rover_KE

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I prefer to use the possessive 's after names like James.

"I'm going to James's house."

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