Of course you did, Steph.

Although, it makes me laugh when my cousin (who has a plural-sounding last name, too) sends emails like "The Edwardseseses's new address!"

No one -- and I mean NO ONE -- except me thought it was correct.

It's totally correct!

::sits with Tep in the Grammar and Punctuation Matters! Corner::

Of course it's correct. There are two people who are named Edwards (Edwardses) and they possess a choice (Edwardses')

I think I'd heard them mention that on a NPR show I linked to a while back. My identical twin cousins don't look as much alike as they used to anymore. I think the older twins get, the more they look different. One of the twins, now has twin boys who look enough alike that at Mimi's wake, my aunt, who spends more time with them than anyone save their parents, still has to scrutinize or ask to figure out which is Luke and which is Logan.

ION: I had some sort of stomach virus thing last night that didn't give me relief until Mr. Jane brought home pills at 5:30 this morning. I feel like a shell and really really want coffee, but the acid skeeers me to death.

There are two people who are named Edwards (Edwardses) and they possess a choice (Edwardses')

You would not believe how many people -- EDITORS, no less -- had a problem with that. The biggest problem they had, actually, was accepting that you use -es to make a name or noun that ends in -s into a plural noun.

I kept countering with "Well, how would YOU make it plural in a way that makes it clear and correct?"

"....Well...well...it just LOOKS wrong!"

Okay, *that's* convincing.

I was going to say. What was the other choice? Edwardse's? Edwardian choice? WHAT!?!

OTOH: I do remember seing a headline referencing just Elizabeth that used Edwards', and not liking it because I'm a Strunk and White girl.

I like Edwardian choice. It makes it all sound so much fancier!

"....Well...well...it just LOOKS wrong!"

There really is no arguing with that.

Oh Steph, see how many of us would have backed you up? That's why I love buffistas. It's so rare to see good grammar appreciated.

I am inordinately pleased that I freaked out one of my sections today. Who knew college students were so squeamish?

See, if I had written that article I'd have figured out another headline so that it wasn't so awkward (even though it's right, you know a lot of readers think you screwed up).

Oh and HAPPY B-DAY, ALLYSON!

I am inordinately pleased that I freaked out one of my sections today. Who knew college students were so squeamish?

It was from an ita link, wasn't it?

This day needs to end. It started well enough, but new stuff just keeps piling up, that while neutral...is stuff!