Rule # 1 in The Elements of Style (dissed a lot in the past few years, but still widely quoted)is "Form the possessive singular of nouns by adding 's. They specifically exempt Moses, Jesus, and other -s holy people (like Isis) and say it's better to say "the laws of Moses" or something like that. Then they go on to emphasize the correct spelling of hers and its and the like.
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Date: 2006-12-19 01:27 pm (UTC)