A few days ago
“Sorceress’ ” or “Sorceress’s”??
What’s the correct spelling if something belongs to the sorceress?
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“Sorceress’ ” would be correct. It is a noun that ends in “s,” so only an apostrophe would be needed (otherwise, you end up with three in a row!). If it were more than one sorceress, the plural would be “sorceresses”, and the posessive of THAT would be “sorceresses’.”
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A few days ago
The terminal apostrophe would only be used in the case of something belonging to more than one sorceress – i.e. sorceresses’.
The second instance is correct, and the difficulty in pronounciation is somewhat mitigated by the fact that sorceresses seldom crop up in conversation these days.
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A few days ago
It appears sorceress’s would be correct in this case.
Some words sound awkward when an apostrophe ‘s’ is added:
Jesus’s disciples.
The accepted form here is to just use the ‘s’ apostrophe:
Jesus’ disciples.
Others don’t have the same clumsy sound:
The princess’s chair.
The important thing is to be consistent in your use of the form – there really is nothing that is written in stone!
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A few days ago
Add an apostrophe and the letter S. Otherwise, the possessive is too hard to pronounce.
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A few days ago
The second one.
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