to be really picky...

Posted by Roy from webcache-05.th.ifl.net on June 21, 2000 at 09:09:13:

In Reply to: Sorry losers, you're both wrong.... posted by Regards on June 21, 2000 at 02:53:32:

: It's not Jones' or Jones's. It's Bill's. Regards, Regards.

If you want to be REALLY fussy...
When a word is a true noun, as in Jones, the final 'S' becomes ablative, except when used in conjunction with a second noun, or concurrent noun, (as in the name Jones, and the whip...) In this case, the noun becomes formative, or expletiary, (NOT expletary, as in swear words!!! - Although in this case, it's understandable...) so the 's' after Jones is an ablative expletiary, with a secondary juncture and plaintive dependaence (as in the latin, dependaence, to depend, or to purport a singular depenence of), UNLESS the preceeding sentence regarding the whip is formative in nature, or summative in structure. So, you will need the second 's', Except on a friday, when 'S' doesn't count and you are eating Chinese. In either case, forget the frigging 'S' and say the whip that belonged to Jones!!!

Follow Ups:

• "To fight with fists" that's ablative, for god's sake! very, very old grammarian: 13:55:04 6/21/2000 (2)
  • Ooop...God should be capitalized there, Johhny. Regards, Regards. (nm) Regards 02:01:16 6/22/2000 (1)
    • Finally someone who pays attention to the details! :) (nm) senile grammarian who is a pathetic speller 02:32:46 6/22/2000 (0)
• Ah...it's all so clear to me now.... graml 09:42:48 6/21/2000 (4)
  • Actually... Goodsport 10:00:38 6/21/2000 (3)
    • Re: Actually... graml 12:04:29 6/21/2000 (2)
      • Re: Actually... Anejo Joe 13:02:42 6/21/2000 (1)
        • Indiana Rabinowitz?! D.C. 16:55:14 6/21/2000 (0)

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