Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 1:31 PM, Odile Sullivan-Tarazi <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > ** > > 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 > To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface > at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or > leave the list" > > Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ > > > To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web > interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select > "Join or leave the list" > > Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ > Many thanks, Odile! Very helpful. Julie To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/