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Originally Posted by HarryT
For proper names, it appears to be more common to add an 's even if the person's name ends in "s". Eg the writing guidelines for the scholarly journal concerning Charles Dickens, "Dickens Quarterly", are that the possessive form of his name should always be written "Dickens's".<snip>
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That makes sense, but I see it otherwise, even in scholarly journals, all the time.
Case in point (search time = seconds):
Westminster Theological Seminary (Philadelphia/London) / WTS Resources / Articles and Publications:
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"Jesus' Words to the Canaanite Woman: Another Perspective" The Urban Face of Mission: Ministering the Gospel in a Diverse and Changing World. Manuel Ortiz and Susan Baker, editors. Phillipsburg: P & R Publishing, 2002. 197-224.
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Of course, I see it the other way also. There seems to be no consistency, even in the halls of academia.