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Thread #92517   Message #1772186
Posted By: Amos
29-Jun-06 - 03:18 PM
Thread Name: BS: UK Narrowboat hire
Subject: RE: BS: UK Narrowboat hire
The "s'" construction is also perfectly acceptable in the rare case where a singular noun such as "Chas" ends in "s". Imagine, for example, a dainty lass named Miss. If unmarried she would be Miss Miss. And if she owned a yard, it would be Miss Miss' yard.

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