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Julie,
I don't know which style guide your writing environment follows, but
the general publishing standard, as expressed by _The Chicago Manual
of Style_, for the possessive form would be _Titus's_. (_Chicago_ 16,
par. 7.16)
The alternate form (the apostrophe only, omitting the _s_ that
follows) was typically applied to those cases of proper names of two
syllables or more ending in an _eez_ sound, or of words and names
ending in an unpronounced _s_. That's my understanding. This
guideline is spelled out in _Chicago_ 15, pars. 7.20 and 7.21, and
abandoned in _Chicago_ 16_, pars. 7.17 and 7.18.
The MLA handbook would seem to agree. In the 7th ed, at 3.2.7e, the
guideline to add the apostrophe and an _s_ to any singular proper
noun appears, with these examples --
Venus's beauty
Dickens's reputation
As for the plural form, I would think it would be _Tituses_.
Odile
>What is the correct spelling of the plural and possessive forms of
>the proper name Titus?
>
>Tituses? Titus'? Titus's? Some handbooks favor the apostrophe
>here; others prefer the apostrophe and s.
>
>Many thanks for your help!
>
>Julie Suarez Hayes
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