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Feb 15, 2017 · If a name ends in a vowel, the rules can be a little bit different than with common nouns. Just remember that you should never change someone's name. You add to it to pluralize it, but the root (the name) remains unchanged.
If the name ends in s, sh, ch, x or z, add es. In every other case, add s. Similarly, there are two fundamental no-no’s: Never change a y to ies when pluralizing a name; and Never, ever use apostrophes! Examples: Incorrect: The Flaherty’s live here. The Flaherties live here. Correct: The Flahertys live here.
- In order to pluralize a name, this guide says: There are really just two rules to remember, whether you’re pluralizing a given (first) name or a...
- You are correct. That is how to make a name plural. If you want to make a name ending in s plural then you can add es There are lots of Barry Jone...
- Yes, your example is correct, if a bit informal and potentially awkward-sounding. When pluralizing names that end with an "s", you can generally pu...
- A correct sentence.. There are lots of Peters in this town.." 's" you probably meant the name of John Smith's you mean the name What John own..Alth...
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Feb 14, 2017 · I would recommend writing the plural of the name "Kos" as "Koses". The answers to the related questions and indicate that there is no general requirement in English to double "s" when it comes after a short vowel and before the plural ending "-es" (in fact, the spellings yeses and buses seem to be preferred currently).
The exception to non-plural words ending in "s" taking the "'s" if for biblical names like "Jesus'" and "Moses'" for the sole reason that the grammatical rules were only standardized after the bible was translated in English and the grammarians preferred to make an exception than to suggest the bible was grammatically incorrect.
- James' [z] best friend sounds better. If this is the right form, then according to this thread , [z] would apply: In the suffix -(e)s , indicat...
- The pronunciation of the suffix "s" added for a possessive can have three forms : [s],[z] or [iz]. The rules for pronunciation are the same a...
- I am not an English major, but I'm quite literate, and literal as well. My son's name is James. I am far from ordinary, and have never been, so t...
Sep 30, 2016 · Sep 30, 2016 at 1:28. Names are best pronounced the way that the people that have the names pronounce them. However, the French D' is commonly (in the AmE approximation) pronounced with a D sound, a very brief "a" or "uh" sound (not enough to count as a syllable), and then the remainder of the name. – Hot Licks.
May 16, 2011 · The letter ' y ' in Old English does exist but it represents the sound /y/ (as in German ' ü ' or French ' u '). See for instance lȳtel /ˈlyːtel/ => "little". Wīf insteadis is pronounced with a long i /i:/. In Old English the spelling wyf would have been a spelling mistake - the correct form being wif.
Dec 23, 2015 · 1. I think you need to explain it in your narrative in most cases, unless it is something that can be approximated with additional letters (such as stuttering or lisping). You can also use the way it is pronounced in a dictionary or elsewhere, such as, "meez-on-senn" for mise-en-scene.
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