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		<title>By: blockbot</title>
		<link>http://joeydehnert.com/2007/07/24/nintendo-needs-to-work-on-its-engrish/comment-page-1/#comment-42</link>
		<dc:creator>blockbot</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jul 2007 08:46:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@whatever

Both of your sources that you have referred to have no definitive answer. 

&quot;Since there is no agreement on this difficult problem, you must make your own choice.&quot; 

This is quoted from:

http://chuma.cas.usf.edu/~olson/pms/apostrophe.html

In every English class I have taken between high school and college it has always been taught that there should not be an extra &quot;s&quot;. So, yes, on a technicality you can have that extra &quot;s&quot;, but it is more widely accepted to drop it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@whatever</p>
<p>Both of your sources that you have referred to have no definitive answer. </p>
<p>&#8220;Since there is no agreement on this difficult problem, you must make your own choice.&#8221; </p>
<p>This is quoted from:</p>
<p><a href="http://chuma.cas.usf.edu/~olson/pms/apostrophe.html" rel="nofollow">http://chuma.cas.usf.edu/~olson/pms/apostrophe.html</a></p>
<p>In every English class I have taken between high school and college it has always been taught that there should not be an extra &#8220;s&#8221;. So, yes, on a technicality you can have that extra &#8220;s&#8221;, but it is more widely accepted to drop it.</p>
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		<title>By: whatever</title>
		<link>http://joeydehnert.com/2007/07/24/nintendo-needs-to-work-on-its-engrish/comment-page-1/#comment-41</link>
		<dc:creator>whatever</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2007 04:06:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I hope the :P means that you&#039;re joking and not just being stubborn despite respected sources that &quot;*demand* possessive singulars like these: Senator Jones&#039;s umbrella; Mephistopheles&#039;s cat.&quot;

These respected sources noted in the Wikipedia entry include Strunk and White&#039;s &quot;The Elements of Style&quot;, which is where I recall first learning the correct way to punctuate &quot;Bones&#039;s.&quot; 

It&#039;s a really short guide (quick read) and a well-known, respected reference for future occasions of questionable punctuations. :P

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elements_of_Style</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I hope the :P means that you&#8217;re joking and not just being stubborn despite respected sources that &#8220;*demand* possessive singulars like these: Senator Jones&#8217;s umbrella; Mephistopheles&#8217;s cat.&#8221;</p>
<p>These respected sources noted in the Wikipedia entry include Strunk and White&#8217;s &#8220;The Elements of Style&#8221;, which is where I recall first learning the correct way to punctuate &#8220;Bones&#8217;s.&#8221; </p>
<p>It&#8217;s a really short guide (quick read) and a well-known, respected reference for future occasions of questionable punctuations. :P</p>
<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elements_of_Style" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elements_of_Style</a></p>
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		<title>By: blockbot</title>
		<link>http://joeydehnert.com/2007/07/24/nintendo-needs-to-work-on-its-engrish/comment-page-1/#comment-40</link>
		<dc:creator>blockbot</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 21:03:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I am not saying that any singular possessive is difficult or awkward to pronounce, if I did think that, why I would refer to a conditional rule?

I will maintain my view that this is a mistake because it creates a an awkward pronunciation. :P</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am not saying that any singular possessive is difficult or awkward to pronounce, if I did think that, why I would refer to a conditional rule?</p>
<p>I will maintain my view that this is a mistake because it creates a an awkward pronunciation. :P</p>
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		<title>By: whatever</title>
		<link>http://joeydehnert.com/2007/07/24/nintendo-needs-to-work-on-its-engrish/comment-page-1/#comment-39</link>
		<dc:creator>whatever</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 08:47:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Funny that you&#039;re still referring to it as a mistake, even though it&#039;s technically the preferred punctuation. Did you read the whole paragraph in the source you quoted?

&quot;_Respected_sources_ require that almost all singular nouns, including those ending in s, z, or x, have possessive forms with an extra s after the apostrophe. ... Such sources would demand possessive singulars like these: Senator Jones&#039;s umbrella; Mephistopheles&#039;s cat.&quot;

SOME SOURCES follow the rule you quoted, but &quot;Such sources permit possessive singulars like these: Socrates&#039; later suggestion; James&#039;s house, or James&#039; house, depending on which pronunciation is intended.&quot;

I&#039;m guessing for you to be right, you&#039;ll maintain that any singular possessive is difficult or awkward to prounce with an added s sound. :P

Just admit that you tried to make fun of something, but turns out the joke&#039;s on you. Come on! ;)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Funny that you&#8217;re still referring to it as a mistake, even though it&#8217;s technically the preferred punctuation. Did you read the whole paragraph in the source you quoted?</p>
<p>&#8220;_Respected_sources_ require that almost all singular nouns, including those ending in s, z, or x, have possessive forms with an extra s after the apostrophe. &#8230; Such sources would demand possessive singulars like these: Senator Jones&#8217;s umbrella; Mephistopheles&#8217;s cat.&#8221;</p>
<p>SOME SOURCES follow the rule you quoted, but &#8220;Such sources permit possessive singulars like these: Socrates&#8217; later suggestion; James&#8217;s house, or James&#8217; house, depending on which pronunciation is intended.&#8221;</p>
<p>I&#8217;m guessing for you to be right, you&#8217;ll maintain that any singular possessive is difficult or awkward to prounce with an added s sound. :P</p>
<p>Just admit that you tried to make fun of something, but turns out the joke&#8217;s on you. Come on! ;)</p>
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		<title>By: blockbot</title>
		<link>http://joeydehnert.com/2007/07/24/nintendo-needs-to-work-on-its-engrish/comment-page-1/#comment-38</link>
		<dc:creator>blockbot</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 07:05:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@whatever

Not making fun or foreign speakers, I know I wrote &quot;Engrish&quot;, just joking around, I thought it was more funny that it was probably Nintendo of America&#039;s mistake.

Here is a quote from one of your sources:

&quot;If the singular possessive is difficult or awkward to pronounce with an added s sound, do not add an extra s&quot;

&quot;dry bones turn&quot; or &quot;dry boneses turn&quot;, the second is awkward, therefore no &quot;s&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@whatever</p>
<p>Not making fun or foreign speakers, I know I wrote &#8220;Engrish&#8221;, just joking around, I thought it was more funny that it was probably Nintendo of America&#8217;s mistake.</p>
<p>Here is a quote from one of your sources:</p>
<p>&#8220;If the singular possessive is difficult or awkward to pronounce with an added s sound, do not add an extra s&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;dry bones turn&#8221; or &#8220;dry boneses turn&#8221;, the second is awkward, therefore no &#8220;s&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: whatever</title>
		<link>http://joeydehnert.com/2007/07/24/nintendo-needs-to-work-on-its-engrish/comment-page-1/#comment-37</link>
		<dc:creator>whatever</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 06:55:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Actually neither is incorrect. You can verify this by googling a bit. Here&#039;s a few examples:

http://chuma.cas.usf.edu/~olson/pms/apostrophe.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostrophe

I&#039;m not a native speaker, and I remember learning this in English class. I&#039;m surprised so many native speakers assume something like &quot;Bones&#039;s turn&quot; is absolutely incorrect.

As always, master your own language before making fun of foreign speakers. :P</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Actually neither is incorrect. You can verify this by googling a bit. Here&#8217;s a few examples:</p>
<p><a href="http://chuma.cas.usf.edu/~olson/pms/apostrophe.html" rel="nofollow">http://chuma.cas.usf.edu/~olson/pms/apostrophe.html</a><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostrophe" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostrophe</a></p>
<p>I&#8217;m not a native speaker, and I remember learning this in English class. I&#8217;m surprised so many native speakers assume something like &quot;Bones&#8217;s turn&quot; is absolutely incorrect.</p>
<p>As always, master your own language before making fun of foreign speakers. :P</p>
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		<title>By: bobjr777</title>
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		<dc:creator>bobjr777</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 04:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>That makes more sence. Nintendo will probably correct it in a patch.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That makes more sence. Nintendo will probably correct it in a patch.</p>
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		<title>By: blockbot</title>
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		<dc:creator>blockbot</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 04:39:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Sorry bobjr777, you are wrong, when you have a noun that ends in &quot;s&quot;, you don&#039;t add an additional &quot;s&quot;. The correct would be &quot;Dry Bones&#039; turn&quot;.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sorry bobjr777, you are wrong, when you have a noun that ends in &#8220;s&#8221;, you don&#8217;t add an additional &#8220;s&#8221;. The correct would be &#8220;Dry Bones&#8217; turn&#8221;.</p>
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		<title>By: bobjr777</title>
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		<dc:creator>bobjr777</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 03:44:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I dont see whats wrong with this. It&#039;s dry bones&#039;s turn. He owns the turn. It is his turn. You wouldent say it its mario turn. you have to add the &#039;s for correct english. Example Jim&#039;s turn. Its Harris&#039;s turn. Nintendo is perfectly correct in their english.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I dont see whats wrong with this. It&#8217;s dry bones&#8217;s turn. He owns the turn. It is his turn. You wouldent say it its mario turn. you have to add the &#8216;s for correct english. Example Jim&#8217;s turn. Its Harris&#8217;s turn. Nintendo is perfectly correct in their english.</p>
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