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ruzuzu commented on the word Saxon genitive
"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
March 30, 2011
Prolagus commented on the word Saxon genitive
So you mean it should be "the species's ecology", right? (See species.)
March 30, 2011
ruzuzu commented on the word Saxon genitive
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.
March 30, 2011