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amirose
11-06-2009, 07:32 AM
Hello,

I have a mindee called James (I am saying his name but I am not posting anything about him or his family so would assume that's OK!).

Anyway, I may be a bit dim here, but when I say for instance in his learning journal "James's story" is that how I write it? It really does not look right and I have had to pluralise his name in his daily diary a few times and I have often thought is his mum looking at that thinking I am a bit dim!!!

Is that right or is there another way to pluralise a pluralised name (lol)

ajs
11-06-2009, 07:35 AM
i am sure that when a name ends with an s you can just leave off the second s
so james's diary reads james' diary

am i right?

CherryBlossom
11-06-2009, 07:36 AM
Yep, was going to say the same as Mandy I think it is just written "James' book" etc

x

amirose
11-06-2009, 07:38 AM
Oooooohhhhhhh! :blush:

No seriously thank guys that looks way better than James's - I knew that wasn't right!!!

OK tippex then .... :laughing:

angeldelight
11-06-2009, 07:57 AM
I know what you mean

You are not the only one to do it that way though because our local nursery does it the same

Angel xx

katickles
11-06-2009, 08:14 AM
I always worry about my spelling as its not the best & often think about the parents reading my diaries:o

angeldelight
11-06-2009, 08:42 AM
I always worry about my spelling as its not the best & often think about the parents reading my diaries:o

I used to think like that till I saw their writing and spelling ha ha

Angel xx

clorogue
11-06-2009, 08:49 AM
Correct it should be James' diary according to written english language!

Lady Haha
11-06-2009, 09:05 AM
I've known this rule for quite some time!:laughing:

Minstrel
11-06-2009, 04:51 PM
Yes my son is called James and [James'] is how the plural is written :D

Twinkles
11-06-2009, 08:05 PM
I think ( i'm sure I will be corrected if I'm wrong ! ;)) that either way are correct, however, I agree James' does look better :thumbsup: