2007-01-15 14:11:39 · 9 answers · asked by Steve T 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I think the other GUESSES (hint) are possessive, not plural. I am pretty sure if there is more than one person in a group named Russ, they are "RUSSES" (I spell-checked my answer and no misspellings were found!)
2007-01-15 14:21:11 · answer #1 · answered by Julie H 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Plural-meaning 2 people named Russ- would be Russes. Possessive -meaning belonging to Russ- would be Russ'. Yet if someone said "Russ's jacket" they wouldn't necessarily be wrong either. It'd depend on whether it's written or spoken.
2007-01-15 22:23:57 · answer #2 · answered by BuddyL 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is definitely Russes. No apostrophe because it is plural, not possessive. Same for Joneses, Hendersons, Graces. Just add S for plural, like any other word (or ES if the word already ends in S) - like lamps, fences, houses, rivers, tables, glasses.
2007-01-15 23:14:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Russ'
2007-01-15 22:19:01 · answer #4 · answered by volleyball4life 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pronounced "Russes" but spelled " Russ' ".
Edit: i came back to this question because it just hit me that Russ' is for possessive, not plural. if i had to write it, i would put "Russ family" because that looks less awkward.
2007-01-15 22:17:19 · answer #5 · answered by ... 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Russ'
2007-01-15 22:14:35 · answer #6 · answered by dlilnjndatdid 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never use an apostrophe to make a plural.
Never!
"Russes" is the plural of "Russ" just as "trusses" is the plural of "truss".
2007-01-16 03:26:45 · answer #7 · answered by tentofield 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would write the Russ family or the Russ'. In conversation, you would say it "Russes" with a final /z/ as in the word "kisses."
2007-01-15 22:21:05 · answer #8 · answered by The Dreadhead 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Russ' is correct
2007-01-15 22:16:47 · answer #9 · answered by PiNk-PrInCeSs 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋