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[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 weeks ago

I'm from the school that says Harris' is settled law and it's Walz' vs. Walz's that needs litigated.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

C'mon, everybody knows it's Harri's. Obviously.

[–] Iamsqueegee 5 points 4 weeks ago

You’re a plural Harri!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

"Harris" isn't plural, so "Harris's" is correct. I hereby threaten to bite anycritter who has a problem with this 😝

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

Yeah I don't get the confusion either. I was taught in school pretty plainly that " s' " is only used on plural words that end in S. So it would always be "Harris's".

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

The cool thing about English is that there are no rules. Grammar, spelling, pronunciation, these are guides to assist with being understood. But our communication evolves over time, and as long as you are able to communicate clearly, it doesn't really matter if you're "technically correct."

I've got like 6 different grammatical errors in that paragraph. Now seven. Can you spot all eight?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago

I only found three, and two of them were the gimmees in the second paragraph.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

Whan that Aprill, with his shoures soote

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago

No, there's only one of her.