Reddit mentions of Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing (Quick & Dirty Tips) (Quick & Dirty Tips)

Ah, good question. Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing has been recommended to me before, and might be worth checking out! And if you're ever unsure, the answer is always a Google search away.

>[...] [S]tyle books make different recommendations, some suggesting you should leave off the extra s, and others recommending that you add the apostrophe s to almost all singular words that end with s. The exceptions are words such as Moses and Bridges that end with an s that makes an "iz" sound, and classical names such as Zeus and Venus, and Jesus. Some style guides suggest that all these words should end with just an apostrophe (e.g., Moses' tablets). So our first tough issue--how to make words that end with s possessive--doesn't actually have an answer; it's a style issue and you can do it either way. Many people have written in telling me the rule they use is that if they pronounce the second s, they write it out; and if not, they leave it off. Nevertheless, I prefer to pick one style and stick with it--I leave off the final s because doing so looks cleaner and saves space.

-- From Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing, which is a great podcast with a great accompanying book.

The books Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Guide to Better Writing and Woe Is I helped me learn the parts of speech. They both break things down pretty simply and are easy to follow. Both use lots of examples, which I found helpful!

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