Arkansas' or Arkansas's
Okay, I want to test this in a poll. Look in the fallen bridge thread for background.
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I don't know but I think there is inbreeding involved
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Arkansas' is correct. For singular proper names ending in S, use only an apostrophe: Achilles' heel. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ACESchat?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ACESchat</a> <a href="https://t.co/8yqGadgLl2">https://t.co/8yqGadgLl2</a></p>— APStylebook (@APStylebook) <a href="https://twitter.com/APStylebook/status/753325020173197312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 13, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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It's Arkansas' because it's a proper name that ends in s.
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Who?
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Now for a fun fact. Did you know the toothbrush was invented in Arkansas? If it had been invented anywhere else it would've been called a teethbrush! :D |
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Arkansas is typically ranked in the mid-40s in education. |
So we all seem to be of like mind. Why does the State of Arkansas disagree with us, per Chitownchiefsfan's post?
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Chicago Manual of Style and Supreme Court would say Arkansas’s. Pretty good writers at those spots.
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So are we the idiots?
I can't imagine that we're the idiots. |
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Arkansases.
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A parallel would be, "I'm going to my friend Wes's house" rather than, "Wes' house." |
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https://grammarist.com/punctuation/a...s-ending-in-s/ |
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