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Nov. 7th, 2009 01:42 pmI'm about to get slightly nerdy.[Poll #1482183][Poll #1482183]I don't really think that was the best way to word that question, but hopefully you get my point.
I got a review that went something like "Though there's one little error that everyone makes, but it kinda irks me. There were a few times that you typed Roxas's when it's supposed to be Roxas'. It's no biggy, I've seen everyone make that mistake, but I just thought I'd point it out. :3"
Now I love helpful reviews as much as the next person, and if it had been about the stylistic choices, typos, characterization, plot, whatever, I'd probably think on it, because that's the way I roll bro. But I don't know how to feel about this. Theoretically it's a review about grammar; however, I don't think that it's right. Being uh, the person that I am, I dug out my grammar books and writer's handbook (one of those books they make you get for freshman comp class that I kept because it's just smarter that wayand I love it). My grammar books weren't much help, as they'd much rather prattle on coordinators and adverbials unfunfunf, I love you grammar books, and how you talk dirty to me but my handbook provided this rule which I vaguely remembered: If the noun is singular, and ends in -s or an s sound, add -'s. Exp: Lois's sister spent last year in India.
Now I think it's pretty obvious that Roxas is a singular noun and thus would qualify for the -'s usage, as it is in the example. This website seems to agree, and I am considering marrying The Apostrophe Protection Society. Honestly. Who comes up with such brilliant things? In any case, I feel more than justified in using Roxas's because that, to me, just looks better. There was also a time in my life when I thought I was more a fan of prescriptive grammar. That was a dark time in my life, as I usually smack around the English language like I possess the hand of god, and have grudgingly become more of a descriptive grammar person. Though in this case, I seem to be following prescriptive rules anyway.
Anyway, what do you guys think? This poll's not so much about KH as it's about a lot of things, but Roxas was the one in question, and I think it's a shining example, so.
I got a review that went something like "Though there's one little error that everyone makes, but it kinda irks me. There were a few times that you typed Roxas's when it's supposed to be Roxas'. It's no biggy, I've seen everyone make that mistake, but I just thought I'd point it out. :3"
Now I love helpful reviews as much as the next person, and if it had been about the stylistic choices, typos, characterization, plot, whatever, I'd probably think on it, because that's the way I roll bro. But I don't know how to feel about this. Theoretically it's a review about grammar; however, I don't think that it's right. Being uh, the person that I am, I dug out my grammar books and writer's handbook (one of those books they make you get for freshman comp class that I kept because it's just smarter that way
Now I think it's pretty obvious that Roxas is a singular noun and thus would qualify for the -'s usage, as it is in the example. This website seems to agree, and I am considering marrying The Apostrophe Protection Society. Honestly. Who comes up with such brilliant things? In any case, I feel more than justified in using Roxas's because that, to me, just looks better. There was also a time in my life when I thought I was more a fan of prescriptive grammar. That was a dark time in my life, as I usually smack around the English language like I possess the hand of god, and have grudgingly become more of a descriptive grammar person. Though in this case, I seem to be following prescriptive rules anyway.
Anyway, what do you guys think? This poll's not so much about KH as it's about a lot of things, but Roxas was the one in question, and I think it's a shining example, so.
