Sunshine State Sue Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 dear son's friend dear son's hair dear son's grades ds = dear son Every time I want to type the abbreviation of this possessive, I think it should be ds's but it looks wrong, so I use ds' which is still wrong. What do the grammar police say? add 's to the singular form of the word (even if it ends in -s): the owner's carJames's hat (James' hat is also acceptable. For plural, proper nouns that are possessive, use an apostrophe after the 's': "The Eggleses' presentation was good." The Eggleses are a husband and wife consultant team.) add ' to the end of plural nouns that end in -s: two cats' toysthree friends' lettersthe countries' laws Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Singular nouns so ds's (Or do what I do and try to not abbreviated tricky things like that :lol:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelenNotOfTroy Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Like James, either is correct so use whichever you like. Or spell out son so you can avoid the issue completely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiMi 4under3 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Well the long way would have an apostrophe s, so the short version should too. DS's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 I voted other. Be like me and don't use the abbreviation for any reason ever. :D (Though I actually think it should be with an apostrophe s.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbridgeacademy Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 I think what rule applies to the regular form should also apply to the abbreviation. So: dear son's friend would be- ds's friend. My problem is in ignoring the squiggly red line that says "you've spelled something wrong, again". :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 right or wrong, ds' is the internet convention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Why is ds' wrong? You deal with the abbreviation, not what the abbreviation stands for, so ds' is just like James' . It ends in s, so you can use either the 's or just the apostrophe (ds'). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmos Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 I guess it depends how you pronounce it in your head. If, when you see ds, you say "dear son" in your head, then the possessive would be "dear son's" and would be spelled with 's. If, when you see ds, you say "dee ess" in your head, then the possessive would be "dee ess' " and would be spelled with just an apostrophe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwik Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 I guess it depends how you pronounce it in your head. If, when you see ds, you say "dear son" in your head, then the possessive would be "dear son's" and would be spelled with 's. If, when you see ds, you say "dee ess" in your head, then the possessive would be "dee ess' " and would be spelled with just an apostrophe. I think that may be the problem. I go for avoidance but it would always be ds7's so it doesn't matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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