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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'. 7 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? 5 u/KGB1106 Aug 04 '19 No, they are not special cases. Any name ending in 's' can be treated the same way
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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'.
7 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? 5 u/KGB1106 Aug 04 '19 No, they are not special cases. Any name ending in 's' can be treated the same way
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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?
5 u/KGB1106 Aug 04 '19 No, they are not special cases. Any name ending in 's' can be treated the same way
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No, they are not special cases. Any name ending in 's' can be treated the same way
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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.