Tasnif Style Guide — Page 84

84 TAŞNIF STYLE GUIDE For personal names ending in s or z sounds, use an apostrophe s: ■ Max's car Jesus's life (although Jesus' is an accepted archaic form, and this is permissible) Charles's book ■ St. James's tomb Plural Apostrophes are not used for making nouns plural: ■ " ■ The Community was formed in the 1890s. Americans spell fulfilment with three Ls. The TSG has all of the authors' dos and don'ts. There were threes and sixes written everywhere. Contractions Apostrophes can indicate missing letters to facilitate pronuncia- tion of expressions or contractions; however, this is a character- istic of more informal and conversational dialogue. It does not apply to the overwhelming majority of our publications, which tend to be more formal English. can't (cannot) shan't (shall not) I'd (I would) we'll (we will) won't (will not) 'twas (it was) we'd (we would) you'd (you would) don't (do not) twelve o'clock I'll (I will) you'll (you will)