Tasnif Style Guide — Page 82
82 TAŞNİF STYLE GUIDE For singular nouns that end in the letters, a sole apostrophe may be used (avoiding the extra s if it makes pronunciation more diffi- cult); otherwise keep the 's: " " the paralysis' effects (an alternative way to express this is: the effects of paralysis) for goodness' sake ■ mass's topic was forgiveness ■ the hiss's sound was annoying For plural nouns that end in s, only the apostrophe is needed without the additional s: " nations' militaries the peoples' voice " several days' work in six months' time (Note that the adjectival form doesn't take the apostrophe: She was six months pregnant. ) No apostrophe construction is used for possessive pronouns such as: my, mine, your, yours, our, ours, their, theirs, its. ■ its delay (or the delay of it) " a drawing of hers (or her drawing) the food is ours (or our food) ■ my performance (or the performance of mine) Note that its (possessive form of it) is very different from it's (contraction meaning it is):