Incorrect grammar?

TheDancingQueen

English teacher here. Shouldn’t this read “Thanos’ favor”? Just a little thing I’ve wondered about.

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GroundedWisdom

Not if it's not plural.

GroundedWisdom

*peoples'

Thicco_Mode

I think both are correct, actually. Ap rules are that proper names take only an apostrophe, while common nouns take both an apostrophe and an s. Others write how they would pronounce the s. For example, many people pronounce Jones's with the second s, so they write the second s. Compare this to Miles's, a name which many people do not pronounce the s, so there would only be an apostrophe. As long as there is consistency

TheDancingQueen

I know there are exceptions to the rule but it just doesn’t look right to me at all.

StevieManWonder

Proper nouns have the apostrophe s, even if they end in an s. It's not King James' land, it's King James's land. It doesn't look right, but it is.
Source: I'm a novelist and looked this up a ton to see if I was using it correctly.

TheDancingQueen

Plus wouldn’t the favor

Proper nouns have the apostrophe s, even if they end in an s. It's not King James' land, it's King James's land. It doesn't look right, but it is.
Source: I'm a novelist and looked this up a ton to see if I was using it correctly.

I appreciate that. You have to admit though, it just doesn’t look right

GroundedWisdom

It may help to point out I'm Canadian. Not sure if that makes a difference. I was taught if it's pluralized, the apostrophe is used. "Peopleses" doesn't sound correct either.

DrZola

BBC kid site would seem to agree with you:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvwwxnb/articles/zx9ydxs

And I was taught eons ago that an apostrophe is sufficient when a noun ends with the letter ‘s.’

However...I’ve recently seen guidance that even nouns ending with the letter ‘s’ get a full apostrophe and another ‘s.’

So I suppose the answer may depend upon whom you ask.

Dr. Zola

Djin

Welcome to the forums where people start debating on 's or s' in a video game.

Snizzbar

What about names that end in a double s? Is it " Tess' "or " Tess's "? Because BOTH of those look wrong to me

StevieManWonder

Plus wouldn’t the favor
Proper nouns have the apostrophe s, even if they end in an s. It's not King James' land, it's King James's land. It doesn't look right, but it is.
Source: I'm a novelist and looked this up a ton to see if I was using it correctly.

I appreciate that. You have to admit though, it just doesn’t look right

It doesn't look right. I think it looks atrocious

shadow_lurker22

It may help to point out I'm Canadian. Not sure if that makes a difference. I was taught if it's pluralized, the apostrophe is used. "Peopleses" doesn't sound correct either.

You are Canadian and Kabam HQ is in Canada 🤨