s' vs s's ?

[forum_mail]

Which one is correct :

1. Wilgus' contribution to the development of...
2. Wiglus's contribution to the development of...

Would you say :

Apart from his attempt in principle there were no other (or others ?)

or

Apart from his attempt by and large there were no other (or others ?)

thanks!

 

[Tdol]

You will see both used. I was taught that we should add the -s after the apostrophe for surnames.

Others, or was no other

 

[rewboss]

Which one is correct :
1. Wilgus' contribution to the development of...
2. Wiglus's contribution to the development of...

There are lots of arguments about this, but the advice I follow is this: If you pronounce two Ss, then you should write the second S. In other words, I write "Wiglus's", because I would pronounce it "wiglussiz" not "wigluss".

Incidentally, London has many parks, and one of them is St James's Park -- and that is the official spelling.

 

[Tdol]

Saints are tricky- as they usually only have one name, is it a first or a last name? ;-)