User talk:Omcnew

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CS Lewis

Please stop adding "'s" in the CS Lewis article. When a person's name ends with an s, you don't add an apostrophe and then another "s," only an apostrophe. --ElKevbo 01:00, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This is not true. In some style manuals, such as the Chicago Manual of Style, adding another 's' is recommended. -SpuriousQ (talk) 03:12, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I knew there was a reason I didn't like Chicago. For what it's worth, APA is silent on the issue; we're expected to know how to write well without having our hand held. :) --ElKevbo 03:21, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

There are other sources which support my _correct position: [1], [2], and [3]. The WP:MOS, however, supports your assertion. Drat this inconsistent English language! --ElKevbo 03:25, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Then what is the purpose of APA? I am well aware that there are two schools of thought on the making of possessives from nouns or names ending in "s." In my view the publications with the best style, such as National Review, use the additional "s." To me the commonsense approach is to make the written word look as it is pronounced. I believe most people would say "Lew-is-es" when pronouncing the possessive; therefore I add the "s." I would omit it when the word is clumsy or almost unpronounceable with the added "s." In this case, I did not add all the trailing letters "s" in this article. Several instances of the usage already had them. Also I notice that in the list of books about C.S. Lewis at the foot of this article, every title that contains the possessive uses the additional "s." --Omcnew 01:57, 6 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

SpuriousQ: Thank you for your support.

Little corrections

Thanks for tidying up the article on Leonardo. I always leave lots of typos behind me, as my computer drops in double letters, and when using the laptop I do the oppostie and leave letters out.

Please be aware that English, European and Australian articles use English spelling.

--Amandajm 12:57, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]