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Possessive of "Lipshitz" by SnappingTurtle2006-09-18 10:32:03
  Lipshitz's. by hemlock2006-09-18 10:42:19
    agreed by emlaabs2006-09-18 10:48:29
      "Elements of Style" says different. by kelli217 2006-11-19 12:55:59
The suffix apostrophe by itself is used for plural possessives. Singular nouns ending in S should still take apostrophe-S.

Here is the relevant snippet from here:

1. Form the possessive singular of nouns with 's.

Follow this rule whatever the final consonant. Thus write,

Charles's friend
Burns's poems
the witch's malice

This is the usage of the United States Government Printing Office and of the Oxford University Press.

Exceptions are the possessives of ancient proper names in -es and -is, the possessive Jesus', and such forms as for conscience' sake, for righteousness' sake. But such forms as Achilles' heel, Moses' laws, Isis' temple are commonly replaced by

the heel of Achilles
the laws of Moses
the temple of Isis

The pronominal possessives hers, its, theirs, yours, and oneself have no apostrophe.

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        It could be different for different areas by MatthewDBA2006-09-18 11:31:27

 

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