How do you use the possessive apostrophe after Alex? Alex's or Alex'?

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   Goodkattposted 14 years ago

   How do you use the possessive apostrophe after Alex? Alex's or Alex'?
   
   I recall in school learning that if a proper name ends in an S or in the sound of an S like in Alex, put the apostrophe after the last letter. Is this correct?

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      subscribersvideoposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      Bob is right... if the word ends in S or Z, then yes, you just add an apostrophe.. Alex would be Alex's. Hope this helps.

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   diogenesposted 14 years ago

   Yes, the rule is correct, but I don't think "Alex" has an "s" or a "z" sound at the end.  It is a "cks" sound, or "ex" sound.   Therefore, it would be  Alex's pen, or Alex's answer.
   Now there are exceptions for ancient names and for owner preference...but I don't want to confuse you...Bob

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   MBAdomaitisposted 12 years ago

   Bob is right... if the word ends in S or Z, then yes, you just add an apostrophe.. Alex would be Alex's. Hope this helps.

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   Bana Rougui thamposted 7 years ago

   No because Alex is not ending of S it ending of X

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   Guckenbergerposted 7 years ago

   My name is Alex, and I generally will write "Alex's".

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   verdictposted 7 years ago

   It's Alex's.
   However, for names already ending in s, such as Doris and Phyllis, you have the choice of writing Doris' or Doris's.

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   MizBejabbersposted 7 years ago

   I worked with two former English teachers who kept us up-to-date on English grammar and punctuation rules. I don't like the new rules, but they are to always place "apostrophe s" after a word that ends in s. In fact my state passed a law that we had to follow this rule when we were making Arkansas possessive in drafting and editing our state's laws. It is now officially "Arkansas's".
   
   I tell this because the new rules would also automatically place apostrophe s after Alex to make it Alex's.

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