what is the plural possesive of the proper noun ending in 'X' , ie Cox, Fox ,?

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I'm writing a paper and need to know , does one say the Cox' children, Coxes', or Coxs',????help....

2007-01-15 18:58:08 · 2 answers · asked by C Shannon 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay

The Coxes' children. Plurals just have an apostrophe after the phoneme "s" or "z".

In the singular, it would be Cox's children.

2007-01-15 19:19:32 · answer #1 · answered by tentofield 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

"The Coxes' children are delightful."
the Coxes'.
i'm positive.

2007-01-15 19:15:05 · answer #2 · answered by lovebugger 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋