How do we pronounce the possessive case of singular nouns ending with 's'? For example, boss's, bus's, Charles's? Would it be the same as if they are without the 's? Or shall we add an additional 's' sound at the end?
Thank you!
Lone
Pronunciation of possessive case
Moderator: Josef Essberger
- Josef Essberger
- Admin
- Posts: 210
- Joined: 15 Dec 2010, 08:53
- Status: Other
Re: Pronunciation of possessive case
Normally the 's is pronounced as iz.
the bossiz room
the bussiz brakes
Charlesiz sister
Note that with proper names ending in s, some people (increasingly rarely I believe) add only the possessive apostrophe with no s:
Charles' sister
Jesus' message
In this case the name is pronounced as normal, with no additional iz.
"We are not wholly bad or good, who live our lives under Milk Wood :? " — Dylan Thomas, Under Milk Wood
eBooks: English Prepositions List | Essential Business Words | Learn English in Seven
eBooks: English Prepositions List | Essential Business Words | Learn English in Seven