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From: bmt@we53.UUCP ( B. M. Thomas )
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Subject: Re: Phil Ngai .....
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Date: Tue, 9-Oct-84 23:59:24 EDT
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Posted: Tue Oct  9 23:59:24 1984
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>	THE POSSESSIVE FORM OF ANY WORD ENDING IN "S" (SUCH AS CHRIS)
>IS "WORDS'." (OR "CHRIS'").

Wrong.  Partly wrong.  The second example is of one that terminates in "s"
without being a plural, and is thus properly "Chris's" (see Strunk & White).
The use of the "s'" is to provide a means of combining plural and posessive
forms without confusion.  Thus, unless Chris is the plural of Chri, then the
rule does not apply.

Don't argue with me, I'm right.
Nyaah(did I spell that right?).