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ruzuzu
Oh! Sorry--this is more about strategy for how to rewrite the sentence if a word is causing too much trouble. I'll head back over to species to cast my vote.
Mar 30, 2011
Prolagus
So you mean it should be "the species's ecology", right? (See species.)
Mar 30, 2011
ruzuzu
"Some respected style guides such as The Chicago Manual of Style recommend the more modern addition of an s when forming the singular regular possessive of a noun ending in "s" but specifically state that adding simply an apostrophe (eg. Jesus') is also correct.
The Elements of Style and the Canadian Press Stylebook hold that the s is mandatory with only two exceptions: classical and Biblical proper names (e.g. "Jesus' teachings", "Augustus' guards") and common phrases that do not take the s (e.g. "for goodness' sake"). In all other cases, it is incorrect to omit the s."
ruzuzu Oh! Sorry--this is more about strategy for how to rewrite the sentence if a word is causing too much trouble. I'll head back over to species to cast my vote. Mar 30, 2011
Prolagus So you mean it should be "the species's ecology", right? (See species.) Mar 30, 2011
ruzuzu "Some respected style guides such as The Chicago Manual of Style recommend the more modern addition of an s when forming the singular regular possessive of a noun ending in "s" but specifically state that adding simply an apostrophe (eg. Jesus') is also correct.
The Elements of Style and the Canadian Press Stylebook hold that the s is mandatory with only two exceptions: classical and Biblical proper names (e.g. "Jesus' teachings", "Augustus' guards") and common phrases that do not take the s (e.g. "for goodness' sake"). In all other cases, it is incorrect to omit the s."
--Wikipedia
Mar 30, 2011