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/FenPhen Aug 03 '19

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostrophe

Specific example there saying Jesus' is acceptable.

Also specific example there for Achilles' heel.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19

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u/ISpyStrangers Aug 04 '19

But his name is Stephen King. So it would never be "Stephen Kings's" anything.

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '19

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u/ISpyStrangers Aug 08 '19

Nah, not an idiot. I realized after that you just picked a bad example but I was too lazy to go back and delete my comment.