A colleague has sent us the following query, and I thought I'd see what the
experts of this body have to say on the matter:

Folks, I was enmeshed in Shakespeare's sonnet #54 and pointed out that "Mars
his sword" reminds us the possessive apostrophe is there to show letters
have been omitted, whereupon one student said he understood that was an
urban legend. "John's Mini Cooper" did not historically replace "John his
Mini," he said. I love it when students teach the teacher, but this one is
new to me. Anybody know the real scoop???

Jane Saral
The Westminster Schools
Atlanta, GA
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