MASSIVE Leagues bug EXTREME GLITCH

  • WarlordAlpha
    By WarlordAlpha2/5/2013 4:04:57 PM
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    Riot how could you
  • WhattayaBrian
    By WhattayaBrian2/5/2013 4:55:19 PM
    Singular possessive adds an apostrophe s, regardless of the letter the word ends in, barring exceptions like "its".

    While it's true that it can be acceptable to do the alternative depending on where you go, the fewer silly rules we have in grammar, the better.
  • WhattayaBrian
    By WhattayaBrian2/6/2013 12:51:15 AM
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Oux View Post
    I did earlier.

    Darius' is plural meaning 2 or more Darius (If Darius was a last name it could be John Darius and Martha Darius) own something.

    Darius's is singular meaning Darius owns something.

    Both ARE correct IF (and I can't stress this enough) they are used in the proper situation. Since there is only one (thank god) Darius it has to be Darius's. Darius' makes zero sense.

    Saying you can use either is lazy at worst, and ignorant at best.
    Be careful here. Darius' implies that there are two or more Dariu, or some singular form of Darius, which is nonsense. If there were two people named Darius and you wanted to refer to them both at once, they would be "the Dariuses" (alt. "the Darii"). However, this comes up so rarely in common parlance that it sounds strange.

    Let us remember Office Space:

    "I got a meeting with the Bobs in a couple of minutes."
  • ricklessabandon
    By ricklessabandon2/6/2013 4:04:53 PM
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by blackraven1425 View Post
    Well, The Chicago Manual of Style disagrees.
    disagrees with which part, exactly? the bit you quoted seems aligned with the chicago manual of style.

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by The Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition), 7.15
    The possessive of most singular nouns is formed by adding an apostrophe and an s. The possessive of plural nouns (except for a few irregular plurals, like children, that do not end in s) is formed by adding an apostrophe only. For the few exceptions to these principles, see 7.19-21. See also 5.19.
    it would follow that the examples given in the original post (e.g., darius's wizards) are correct as well. judging by the chicago manual of style, that is.