Secret quest? cool!

[Nicodemus Phaulkon]

I learned that all singular get an 's, and all plural get s'.

You know, since this information is about 1/10th of a second away, on any computer linked to the 'net, this is rather... sad.

Use an apostrophe (’) in nouns to show possession.

If the singular form of the noun does not end in s or an s sound, add the apostrophe and s (’s).
Singular---- Singular Possessive
teacher ---- teacher’s
cousin ---- cousin’s
cat ---- cat’s

If the singular ends in s or an s sound, add the apostrophe (’ ) or the apostrophe and s (’s) if the additional s sound is desired.
Singular ---- Singular Possessive
glass ---- glass’ or glass’s
bus ---- bus’ or bus’s
fox ---- fox’ or fox’s

If the plural form of the noun does not end in s, add the apostrophe and s (’s).
Plural ---- Plural Possessive
women ---- women’s
people ---- people’s
alumni ---- alumni’s

If the plural form of the noun ends in s, add only the apostrophe (’ ).
Plural ---- Plural Possessive
computers ---- computers’
diskettes ---- diskettes’
modems ---- modems’

The possessives of proper nouns are formed in the same way as the possessives of common nouns. If the singular form of the name does not end in s, add the apostrophe and s (’s). If the singular ends in s or an s sound, add the apostrophe (’ ) or the apostrophe and s (’s). The plural possessive always is formed by adding the apostrophe to the plural form.
Proper Noun ---- Singular Possessive ---- Plural ---- PluralPossessive
Phil ---- Phil’s ---- Phils ---- Phils’
Ellis ---- Ellis’ or Ellis’s ---- Ellises ---- Ellises’
Jones ---- Jones’ or Jones’s ---- Joneses ---- Joneses’


Your assignment for today: Start paying attention to your teachers... or at least have the wherewithal to do your own research.

Hey, Elric. What say you and I start an educational rehabilitative program to instruct HMIs how to write the Queen's English. I vote for a consequential approach: We teach it once, and if they don't "get it", we shoot them. How's that on ye, mate?