There's little chance of misunderstanding in print, but when it's spoken, you can't hear the apostrophe, so pronuncing that extra syllable makes it clear. Then you could, for example, tell the difference between Mrs. Fields' cookies and Mrs. (Sally) Field's cookies.
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Date: 2006-12-19 07:11 pm (UTC)