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slickdawg
4/19/2006, 01:28 PM
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060414/SPORTS030102/604140338/1079/SPORTS&er
Harry Beanbag
4/19/2006, 02:20 PM
Yuck.
slickdawg
4/19/2006, 02:23 PM
Butt Juice pretty much sums up Mississippi State Baseball.
yermom
4/19/2006, 02:25 PM
shouldn't it be "Butts's competitive juices"?

i'll wait for PG's answer off the air
slickdawg
4/19/2006, 02:26 PM
I think it's Butts' - always just add an ' after the letter s if possessive, I think.

PG will know.
Harry Beanbag
4/19/2006, 02:28 PM
I think it's Butts' - always just add an ' after the letter s if possessive, I think.

PG will know.


From what little I remember from elementary English, I'm pretty sure you're correct.
yermom
4/19/2006, 02:29 PM
my understanding is that if it's singular possessive you always add 's

now if you were talking about juice from two butts it would be "butts' juice"
Mjcpr
4/19/2006, 02:31 PM
my understanding is that if it's singular possessive you always add 's

now if you were talking about juice from two butts it would be butts' juice

I don't remember any word where it's s's.

:confused:
Harry Beanbag
4/19/2006, 02:32 PM
my understanding is that if it's singular possessive you always add 's

now if you were talking about juice from two butts it would be "butts' juice"


On second thought, I think you're correct.
Harry Beanbag
4/19/2006, 02:33 PM
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_apost.html




• add 's to the singular form of the word (even if it ends in -s):
the owner's car
James's hat
slickdawg
4/19/2006, 02:34 PM
I'm so confused.
Penguin
4/19/2006, 02:35 PM
http://pages.sbcglobal.net/penguincult/_images/kansanheadline.jpg
slickdawg
4/19/2006, 02:37 PM
http://pages.sbcglobal.net/penguincult/_images/kansanheadline.jpg

Thanks for making me laugh out loud, so that the pharting secretary came
in here and asked what was so funny.
yermom
4/19/2006, 02:37 PM
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_apost.html









heh, i looked it up to check and found that same page :D
yermom
4/19/2006, 02:38 PM
Thanks for making me laugh out loud, so that the pharting secretary came
in here and asked what was so funny.

coming up on 5 years and it's still funny
Viking Kitten
4/19/2006, 02:57 PM
Butts'.

In AP style, if it's a singular, proper noun ending in s, use only an apostrophe. I'm looking at my style book right now.

IN YO FACE.
slickdawg
4/19/2006, 02:59 PM
Butts'.

In AP style, if it's a singular, proper noun ending in s, use only an apostrophe. I'm looking at my style book right now.

IN YO FACE.


This moment of clarity brought to you by VK.
crawfish
4/19/2006, 03:00 PM
http://pages.sbcglobal.net/penguincult/_images/kansanheadline.jpg

I don't think a picture has ever matched a headline quite so well...

That never gets old! :D
yermom
4/19/2006, 03:00 PM
Butts'.

In AP style, if it's a singular, proper noun ending in s, use only an apostrophe. I'm looking at my style book right now.

IN YO FACE.

AP?

what the **** is that?
slickdawg
4/19/2006, 03:01 PM
I suspect Associated Press
Viking Kitten
4/19/2006, 03:05 PM
AP?

what the **** is that?

What... comic books don't use a consistent style like newspapers do? :D
yermom
4/19/2006, 03:07 PM
What... comic books don't use a consistent style like newspapers do? :D


possessives -- The main AP exception to Strunk and White's Elements of Style involves forming the possessive of a singular proper noun that ends in "s." AP says merely add an apostrophe. Examples: Otis' cookies, Amos' ice cream, Charles' chips. And here's a reminder of something I'm sure most of you already know: To make something that is singular into a possessive, add 's; to make something plural into a possessive, first make sure it is plural, usually by verifying that it ends in an "s," and then add an apostrophe. Here's a nonsense sentence that illustrates the idea: One dog's bone is worth two dogs' ears.


ghey

if by consistent, you mean inconsistent

and i don't read comics, those are for guys without girlfriends ;)
Viking Kitten
4/19/2006, 03:10 PM
ghey

if by consistent, you mean inconsistent

and i don't read comics, those are for guys without girlfriends ;)

And if by girlfriend you mean appendage with four fingers and an opposable thumb... ;)
yermom
4/19/2006, 03:34 PM
you know Rosy?

she's my ex ;)
NormanPride
4/19/2006, 03:46 PM
Dude, even your hand dumped you? That's just sad.
slickdawg
4/19/2006, 03:51 PM
http://www.cinemaniastigma.com/images/Roasted_Nuts.JPG