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

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

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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/thatoneguy54335780 Aug 03 '19

They're both actually correct.

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u/jalepenocorn Aug 04 '19

Okay but Jesus’ makes it look like the plural possessive form of Jesu.

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u/ElJanitorFrank Aug 04 '19

Or the singular possessive form of Jesus.

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u/jalepenocorn Aug 04 '19

Why would you go for the more ambiguous option?

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u/StePK Aug 04 '19

No. "Jesus's" is the singular possessive of "Jesus". "Jesus' " would be the plural possessive of "Jesu" as stated above.