Petrus
May 11, 2008, 3:38 am
Ex-Tyrant of the IVANers
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Occupation: Junior Scientist
Location: Not California
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ends with an 's'. English grammatical rules state that words that end with an 's' don't get ''s' after them, just the ' (Petrus' not Petrus's). Besides it just looks better that way.
"Put more stuff in the... thing where... more stuff goes in."
May 11, 2008, 7:22 am
wolf
Joined: Mar 21, 2008
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Location: Your ears!
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English orthographical rules state an apostrophe is put after the plural -s (dog's vs. dogs'). American spelling often puts it after all s's, but "Petrus's" is still a valid option.
May 11, 2008, 2:18 pm
The Imperialist
Joined: Dec 2, 2007
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Location: New Attnam
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No. It's "Petrus's". Just the ' is a common misconception. The only place you use just an ' is for plural words ending in S and for "Jesus" and "Moses".
May 11, 2008, 3:50 pm
Washing machine wizard
Joined: Dec 10, 2007
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Location: End of the Universe
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I vote for Petrus' sword.
May 11, 2008, 3:51 pm
Ex-Tyrant of the IVANers
Joined: Dec 8, 2007
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Occupation: Junior Scientist
Location: Not California
Interests: Physics and Astronomy, Exoplanets, Singing praise to Valpurus while smashing skulls with a bloody warhammer, Jogging
Posts: 2,920
It looks better.
"Put more stuff in the... thing where... more stuff goes in."
May 11, 2008, 9:34 pm
angel
Joined: Dec 2, 2007
Occupation: Big Daddy
Location: Under a pile of my own offspring
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Occupation: Big Daddy
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Either is correct, Petrus' or Petrus's. Did you know that the 's is not added to words that end in z because it makes it difficult to pronounce. Eg Gomez' head exploded as the bullet ripped through it.