on 3/14/2000 7:16 PM, Gary Kleppe at kleppe@mediaone.net wrote:
"Michael Noakes" <noakes_m@hotmail.com> wrote:
But suddenly dozens of Ryuta Uehara's and Sayuri's
Ueharas and Sayuris
You think? I didn't like the way that looked, and sticking the 's' at the
end could lead to the possible confusion that that's how you spell the name.
Yep, I'm sure. Apostrophe-s is only used for:
1) Possessives: "Kasumi, those aren't my clothes; they're Sayuri's!"
2) Contraction for "is": "Don't worry, Hiroshi. Uehara's a wuss."
Sticking in an apostrophe for a plural is a common mistake, but it's
wrong. As for confusion, well, yeah, but that's just the way it is. It's
only our knowledge of American names that tells us that "Jones" is
singular and "Joneses" is plural.
Gary Kleppe
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I'll back up Gary. Even knowing about that rule, I occasionally mistyped
"Ranmas" in Childhood (when you have to keep track of that many Ranmas in
one story, mistakes happen ;) ).
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Kasumi found her father cradling her mother in his arms. He
had run out of tears to shed long ago, but the expression on his face
told the story.
After several minutes of silence, Soun asked with a scratchy
voice, "Kasumi dear. Will you please say goodbye to your mother?"
"Of course, Father," Kasumi said. She stood up, took one of her
mother's hands in hers, and said a soft, "Goodbye, Mother. I'll keep
my promise."
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Excerpt from: Ranma-ototo: Please Save My Family