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Bookmark or Share- When a word ends in 's' or 'x', do you add 's or just anOne would certainly say "Alex's" and not "Alex'." For names ending in the letter s, either just ' or 's is acceptable, although I believe that 's is more common with the plain ' being reserved for plurals that end in s. For example, one would say "That is Dolores's car," but you would say "That is the lions' pen."
- personal pronouns - "than her" versus "than she" - English Language ..."Alex is more soft-spoken than she." "Alex is more soft-spoken than her friend." Now, append the word "is" to the above two sentences: "Alex is more soft-spoken than she is." "Alex is more soft-spoken than her friend is." They still make sense, although neither is considered good writing (they aren't wrong, per se, but they ain't great shakes ...
- What is the difference between "me neither" and "me either"?Alex: Neither, thank you. Kris: Me neither. However, if the response is in agreement to a negative statement, then me either is more common, generally. Negative statement: Terry: I didn't like the movie last night. Alex: Me either.
- "Hello, This is" vs "My Name is" or "I am" in self introductionHaving said that, I think there is a tinge of racism to not accept e.g. "Myself X" as proper English. My reason for this is no one says that calling a friend "mate" or "dude" is annoying or wrong english.
- What would be the correct 's if the name ends with an X?When making a word ending with x plural, -es is added to the end. For example: box → boxes. wax → waxes. However, when showing possession, which is what you are trying to do here, the regular -'s is used:
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