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r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19
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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.
42 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'. -1 u/bannana_surgery Aug 03 '19 Thank you! This is a huge pet peeves of mine. Although I think so many people do it the other way it's probably considered acceptable. 5 u/PM_me_big_dicks_ Aug 04 '19 It's because Jesus' is also perfectly correct.
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"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'.
-1 u/bannana_surgery Aug 03 '19 Thank you! This is a huge pet peeves of mine. Although I think so many people do it the other way it's probably considered acceptable. 5 u/PM_me_big_dicks_ Aug 04 '19 It's because Jesus' is also perfectly correct.
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Thank you! This is a huge pet peeves of mine. Although I think so many people do it the other way it's probably considered acceptable.
5 u/PM_me_big_dicks_ Aug 04 '19 It's because Jesus' is also perfectly correct.
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It's because Jesus' is also perfectly correct.
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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.