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ruggief | 13:57 Mon 21st Dec 2020 | Arts & Literature
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Ordering a sign for my son James. Its going to say Games Room. Lots of arguing about the apostrophe. Should it be James' Games Room or James's Games Room?
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Avatar Image bobbinwales
But am expecting prudie will ignore my contribution as she's made fun of my grammar/spelling before
14:18 Mon 21st Dec 2020
Avatar Image pixie374
James' probably looks better... but I'm still unsure about "games". Surely, it means "room of games"?

Does it need a sign? Lol
14:18 Mon 21st Dec 2020
Avatar Image barry1010
Both are correct, it is your choice. Use the way you would say it.
14:18 Mon 21st Dec 2020
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My preference would be 'James's', as then it is spelt as it feels comfortable to pronounce it.
14:20 Mon 21st Dec 2020
Avatar Image royfromaus
If he is over the age of 12 I wouldn't get him a sign with his name on it.
14:22 Mon 21st Dec 2020
Avatar Image bhg481
BA to roy.
14:24 Mon 21st Dec 2020
Avatar Image Etch
I guess with the prevalence of the "grocer's apostrophe" that a lot of people see "James's" as meaning "more than one James", i.e. Jameses
14:25 Mon 21st Dec 2020
Avatar Image bobbinwales
It may be such a big house he sometime's forgets which room is which roy
14:25 Mon 21st Dec 2020
Avatar Image brainiac
sometime's ?
14:27 Mon 21st Dec 2020
Avatar Image THECORBYLOON
"Technically, James' implies there is more than one Jame" only if "Jame" were a name but I'm not aware it is.
14:27 Mon 21st Dec 2020
Avatar Image bednobs
"But am expecting prudie will ignore my contribution as she's made fun of my grammar/spelling before " well that's because it's so terrible usually it's remarkable!

I would do James' but I am no authority :)
14:30 Mon 21st Dec 2020
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CORBYLOON - As the saying goes "Google is your friend":
https://www.babynames.com/name/jame
14:34 Mon 21st Dec 2020
Avatar Image FoxLee2
I would like to know why bobbinwales puts A instead of I in his posts and what he thinks apostrophes are for?
14:37 Mon 21st Dec 2020
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Etch, but the poster's son is called James.
14:37 Mon 21st Dec 2020
Avatar Image barry1010
Jame Gumb is a character in Silence of the Lambs
14:38 Mon 21st Dec 2020
Avatar Image brainiac
....and why he writes peopel instead of people :)
14:38 Mon 21st Dec 2020
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Atheist, Etch is answering Corbyloon
14:39 Mon 21st Dec 2020
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barry, so he is!
14:40 Mon 21st Dec 2020
Avatar Image THECORBYLOON
I did make it clear I was not aware of "Jame" as a name but thanks for letting me know.
14:41 Mon 21st Dec 2020
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Fair enough I probly have a higher IQ than those who think a should'nt contribute to posts about grammar and maybe even crosswords and dont understand some disabilities but its no skin off my nose, am happy to be kept in my place and will keep my nose out
14:42 Mon 21st Dec 2020

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