eric wrote: > > > > Is "s's" as in "the process's exit code" valid English? > > > > > > I think yes, because "process" is not a plural; it would be "processes' > > > exit codes". > > > > according to the only grammar I found: > > > > FORMING THE POSSESSIVE WITH 'S AND ' > > 1.Singular nouns take 's > > 2.irregular plurals take 's > > 3.Nouns ending in s (plural or singular) take ' > > > > > but-then-I'm-a-mathematician-ly y'rs > > > > and we're a bunch of non-native english speakers ;-) > > I am a native speaker, and an expert in the fine points of English grammar > and usage (a necessary qualification for editing the New Hacker's > Dictionary). Tim's source is correct. Learn these rules; they will > mark you out from the vast sea of yahoos who (for example) use "it's" > where "its" is correct. what rules? the "tim is always correct" rule, or the grammar rules I quoted? </F>
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