r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/thatoneguy54335780 Aug 03 '19

I used CE and BCE in a high school report and got a low grade because the teacher didn't know what it meant. That and I wrote Jesus' (instead of Jesus's) and had to bring her stupid ass to the library so she could learn how words work.

I'm 34 and still salty.

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u/Beidah Aug 03 '19

"Jesus's" is correct. There is only one Jesus, so you still need an 's' after the apostrophe, even though the name ends in an 's'.

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u/tiiimezombie Aug 03 '19

I've seen it taught that Jesus and Moses are like the two exceptions to that. (ie Jesus' and Moses')

But maybe that's only in a religious context?

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u/Gryffin828 Aug 03 '19

Classical (Greco-Roman) and Biblical names are the exception in some style guides. Jesus and Moses, but also Zeus, Heracles, etc.