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Missouri is on Arkansas' northern border. | 32 | 76.19% | |
Missouri is on Arkansas's northern border. | 6 | 14.29% | |
Mis'ss'souri is's on Arkans'sas's northern border. | 1 | 2.38% | |
The letter S doesn't exist. Check out "purfuit of happiness" in the Declaration of Indendence.. | 1 | 2.38% | |
I didn't make it that far in my schoolin'. | 2 | 4.76% | |
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03-27-2024, 08:55 PM | Topic Starter |
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Arkansas' or Arkansas's
Okay, I want to test this in a poll. Look in the fallen bridge thread for background.
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03-27-2024, 08:56 PM | #2 |
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I don't know but I think there is inbreeding involved
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It's Arkansas' because it's a proper name that ends in s.
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So we all seem to be of like mind. Why does the State of Arkansas disagree with us, per Chitownchiefsfan's post?
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If you read the article it's because of gov of the time, 2007, and some historian saying that it should be apostrophe s because the s is silent when you pronounce Arkansas. But the grammarital rule isn't based on pronunciation it's based on the spelling of the word. So like I said; lower end of the spectrum in education.
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A parallel would be, "I'm going to my friend Wes's house" rather than, "Wes' house." |
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03-27-2024, 09:50 PM | #13 |
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Chicago Manual of Style and Supreme Court would say Arkansas’s. Pretty good writers at those spots.
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So are we the idiots?
I can't imagine that we're the idiots.
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Arkansases.
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