Chris's room or Chris' room

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herbivorie

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When someone's name ends with "s", do I need to put "s" after an apostrophe to make possesive form?
If so, how do you pronounce the "s" after the apostrophe, or [z]?
 

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Chris's -/ˈkrɪsɪz/ or /ˈkrɪsəz/
 

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When someone's name ends with "s", do I need to put "s" after an apostrophe to make possesive form?
If so, how do you pronounce the "s" after the apostrophe, or [z]?


I prefer "Chris's" because we pronounce the second S. The second has has a Z sound.
 
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