How to use the apostrophe (')

[Machine of God]

so the black guy down the street from me isn't Canadian because he doesnt look it?

[Fit of Rage]

Sssh! He's Trent Lott in disguise! He's going to come in and take over the Canadian parliament!! :eek:

[RogerMexico]

From The Elements of Style by Strunk and White: the only grammatical handbook you'll ever need...

1. Form the possessive singular of nouns by adding 's.

Follw this rule whatever the final consonant. Thus write,

Charles's friend
Burns's poems
the witch's malice

Exceptions are the possessives of ancient proper names ending in -es and -is, the possessive Jesus', and such forms as for conscience' sake, for righteousness' sake. But such forms as Moses' Laws, Isis' Temple are commonly replaced by

the laws of Moses
the temple of Isis

[ConcreteSchlyrd]

FEAR THE POWER OF THE ENGLISH MAJOR! FEAR IT!!!

[Nockm]

Originally posted by RogerMexico
From The Elements of Style by Strunk and White: the only grammatical handbook you'll ever need...

1. Form the possessive singular of nouns by adding 's.

Follw this rule whatever the final consonant. Thus write,

Charles's friend
Burns's poems
the witch's malice

Exceptions are the possessives of ancient proper names ending in -es and -is, the possessive Jesus', and such forms as for conscience' sake, for righteousness' sake. But such forms as Moses' Laws, Isis' Temple are commonly replaced by

the laws of Moses
the temple of Isis

That's more like it, thanks. English major? Even better.