Katie Holmes' Playlist

[moomies]

uh oh you've become a grammar nazi!

[ourmaninBusan]

...and that's my turf.

[moomies]

Turf war! Now you must participate in a grammar off!
Show your skills!

[gonflable]

Originally Posted by ourmaninBusan

...and that's my turf.

*runs away*

[WickedHo]

I am ashamed to admit that I fell asleep last night thinking of more songs. Before I drifted off, these are what I came up with:
"Do Not Go Quietly Unto Your Grave," Morphine*
"Good Feeling," Violent Femmes*
"Mysterious Ways," U2*

And, just to be ironic, I'd throw in a little "It's Oh So Quiet" by Bjork.


*Note not only the song title but the name of the band as well. HAH! I crack myself up sometimes...

[A*O]

I think it's great that gonflable (a non-native English speaker remember) has mastered the apostrophe, unlike the majority of native English speaker's who put one after every word ending in S. Are you writing a thesi's on aphostrophe's gonflable? If so, I'm afraid your next move is to write a ranting tirade of hysterical abuse and then flounce off the board forever and we'd hate you to do that darl.

[Sojiita]

Crazy-Patsy Cline.
Anything by Blue Oyster cult
Helter-skelter- Beatles
That song(Cole Porter) -'Im the bottom..you're the top'...oh wait, that would have to go in Tom's ipod!!!!!!!

[ekee]

Originally Posted by gonflable

The title of the thread irks me. It's "Katie Holmes' playlist", not "Katie Holme's playlist".

No, it should be "Katie Holmes's Playlist."

*puts on geeky glasses and sits back*

[SVZ]

no, when it ends with s, you drop the additional s after the apostrophe.

[ekee]

Originally Posted by SVZ

no, when it ends with s or z, you can drop the additional s after the apostrophe.

No, only if the following word starts with a S.

Or you drop it because the word is a plural.

eg. My sons' treehouse.

[SVZ]

?? no it depends if it's a plural noun or not, bah you edited your msg

[ekee]

I remember all this crap from my journalism class bcos I made the same mistakes.

Oh well. Grammar is so overrated.

[Sojiita]

goddamned grammar nazis!!!!

[SVZ]

Originally Posted by ekee

I remember all this crap from my journalism class bcos I made the same mistakes.

Oh well. Grammar is so overrated.

what about if the last name is pluralized? It'd be the Beckhams' car right?

[moomies]

I'm still confused about this. I would personally write it as Holmes', not Holmes's.

Rule 4. To show singular possession with proper nouns ending in s or an s sound, add an apostrophe and an s. Examples Ms. Straus's office is next to mine.
Texas's weather in summer can vary greatly.Add the apostrophe and an s to names that end in z or x to show singular possession: Examples Jose Sanchez's drumming is well known in Cuba.
Ms. Marx's fiction draws on her background as a journalist.
It is acceptable to add just an apostrophe under these circumstances:

• Nouns or proper nouns ending in s but sounding like z:

Examples Dr. Hastings' hat blew off in the storm.
Euripides' tragedies often reveal a hero at birth.
Mrs. Lees' hair came to her waist.
Mr. Jones' cat likes our dog.

• Nouns or proper nouns where the s is unpronounced:

Examples The marquis' father planned for his son to be king one day.
Illinois' favorite son is Abraham Lincoln.

• Nouns or proper nouns of three or more syllables that end in s:

Examples Adelphos' loyalty suits his name, which means "brother."
Alcestes' rescue by Hercules saves her from death. The following names traditionally do not use the s after the apostrophe to show possession: Examples Jesus' followers were first called Christians at Antioch.
Moses' leadership was not always respected by the wandering Israelites.

http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/apostro.asp