What's the correct spelling if something belongs to the sorceress?
2007-09-15 14:21:25 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
"Sorceress' " would be correct. It is a noun that ends in "s," so only an apostrophe would be needed (otherwise, you end up with three in a row!). If it were more than one sorceress, the plural would be "sorceresses", and the posessive of THAT would be "sorceresses'."
2007-09-15 15:28:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The terminal apostrophe would only be used in the case of something belonging to more than one sorceress - i.e. sorceresses'.
The second instance is correct, and the difficulty in pronounciation is somewhat mitigated by the fact that sorceresses seldom crop up in conversation these days.
2007-09-15 21:42:38 · answer #2 · answered by picador 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It appears sorceress's would be correct in this case.
Some words sound awkward when an apostrophe 's' is added:
Jesus's disciples.
The accepted form here is to just use the 's' apostrophe:
Jesus' disciples.
Others don't have the same clumsy sound:
The princess's chair.
The important thing is to be consistent in your use of the form - there really is nothing that is written in stone!
2007-09-15 21:48:26 · answer #3 · answered by ghouly05 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Add an apostrophe and the letter S. Otherwise, the possessive is too hard to pronounce.
2007-09-15 21:26:46 · answer #4 · answered by Civis Romanus 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The second one.
2007-09-15 21:25:56 · answer #5 · answered by worldneverchanges 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋