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When a word ends in s or x, do you add s or just an One would certainly say "Alex's" and not "Alex' " For names ending in the letter s, either just ' or 's is acceptable, although I believe that 's is more common with the plain ' being reserved for plurals that end in s For example, one would say "That is Dolores's car," but you would say "That is the lions' pen "
Hello, This is vs My Name is or I am in self introduction Having said that, I think there is a tinge of racism to not accept e g "Myself X" as proper English My reason for this is no one says that calling a friend "mate" or "dude" is annoying or wrong english
What would be the correct s if the name ends with an X? When making a word ending with x plural, -es is added to the end For example: box → boxes wax → waxes However, when showing possession, which is what you are trying to do here, the regular -'s is used:
is getting vs will get - English Language Learners Stack Exchange Alex gets married next month is equally valid If you want to call that "present tense" you can, but next month clearly establishes that Alex's marriage lies in the future (it's not happening now) –
personal pronouns - than her versus than she - English Language . . . "Alex is more soft-spoken than she " "Alex is more soft-spoken than her friend " Now, append the word "is" to the above two sentences: "Alex is more soft-spoken than she is " "Alex is more soft-spoken than her friend is " They still make sense, although neither is considered good writing (they aren't wrong, per se, but they ain't great shakes
meaning - She locked the door securely behind her - English Language . . . Alex hit Bob, means that Alex struck Bob Alex hit up Bob, or more commonly Alex hit Bob up, means that Alex visited Bob (often to ask for a favor) Alex hit on Bob, means that Alex flirted with Bob There's no real logic to these combinations of verbs, prepositions, and meanings—if there ever was, it's long since forgotten by modern speakers