Apostrophe after Proper Noun ending with s

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What is the correct possessive for nouns ending in s?
When did it become correct to add an 's' to a singular possessive already ending in 's'?

Today's Newyorker News Desk says Texas's insurgent establishment. Is Texas's correct usage? Doesn't seem elegant in any case.

Perhaps not elegant, but as a Texan, I assure you it is correct. :) — Ben Dyer, Jul 27 '12 at 18:06
Also related: http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/63199/achilles-heel-and-achilles-tendon — , Jul 27 '12 at 18:48
If you like, you can also consider 'Ayers Rock'. It's about 200miles from Alice Springs (Australia). — , Jul 27 '12 at 18:55

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 27 '12 at 18:07

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I agree it's not very elegant, but it is generally considered acceptable. If you don't like it, you can of course write Texas' as you would expect. And it's usually possible to rewrite your sentence to avoid the issue if you're feeling paranoid about receiving a deluge of pedantry.

answered Jul 27 '12 at 18:07

Neil Coffey

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Note that writing Texas’ is considered unacceptable by some publishers. – tchrist Jul 27 '12 at 19:37
I dare say... On the other hand, they'll then have in-house pedants to resolve such issues so you don't usually need to worry. – Neil Coffey Jul 28 '12 at 09:27

Apostrophe after Proper Noun ending with s

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