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:*Uhm, all your "corrections" are going to be reverted, because the [[LGPedia:General_style_guide#Possessives|style guide]] for ''this'' wiki, is that it is "Jonas's". This was decided by the administrators loooong ago. - [[User:Theresa|Theresa]] 07:29, 6 October 2007 (CDT)
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::Feel free to correct all the other grammar problems though!! - [[User:Theresa|Theresa]] 07:55, 6 October 2007 (CDT)
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:[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostrophe#Singular_nouns_ending_in_s.2C_z.2C_or_x Wikipedia says:]
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:{{quote|Wikipedia|Respected sources require that almost all singular nouns, including those ending in s, z, or x, have possessive forms with an extra s after the apostrophe. Examples include the Modern Language Association, The Elements of Style, and The Economist[5]. Such sources would demand possessive singulars like these: Senator Jones's umbrella; Mephistopheles's cat. [...]}}
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Thank you for the information, Theresa.
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I have deleted the rest because Theresa already explained the issue above, and the rest was turning into a "I'm better than you" personal attack.
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:lol...if you think hiding the information and warning is helping you, fine...do what you must. Luckily, it's still in the history for future reference.
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::~ [[User:Renegade|Renegade]] ([[User talk:Renegade|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Renegade|contribs]]) 09:34, 9 October 2007 (CDT)

Latest revision as of 14:34, 9 October 2007

Your "corrections"

  • Uhm, all your "corrections" are going to be reverted, because the style guide for this wiki, is that it is "Jonas's". This was decided by the administrators loooong ago. - Theresa 07:29, 6 October 2007 (CDT)
Feel free to correct all the other grammar problems though!! - Theresa 07:55, 6 October 2007 (CDT)
Wikipedia says:
Wikipedia said:
Respected sources require that almost all singular nouns, including those ending in s, z, or x, have possessive forms with an extra s after the apostrophe. Examples include the Modern Language Association, The Elements of Style, and The Economist[5]. Such sources would demand possessive singulars like these: Senator Jones's umbrella; Mephistopheles's cat. [...]

Thank you for the information, Theresa. I have deleted the rest because Theresa already explained the issue above, and the rest was turning into a "I'm better than you" personal attack.

lol...if you think hiding the information and warning is helping you, fine...do what you must. Luckily, it's still in the history for future reference.
~ Renegade (talk | contribs) 09:34, 9 October 2007 (CDT)