[73] Sir James Murray says, ‘This is not logical: 19 May 1862 is. Begin at day, ascend to month, ascend to year; not begin at month, descend to day, then ascend to year.’ (But I fear we must continue for the present to print May 19, 1862: authors generally will not accept the logical form.—H. H.)
[74] In references of this nature different forms are used, as—ff., foll., et seq. Whichever form is adopted, the practice should be uniform throughout the work.
APPENDIX I
POSSESSIVE CASE OF PROPER NAMES
Use ’s for the possessive case in English names and surnames whenever possible; i.e. in all monosyllables and disyllables, and in longer words accented on the penult; as—
Augustus’s
Charles’s
Cousins’s
Gustavus’s
Hicks’s
St. James’s Square
Nicodemus’s
Jones’s
Thomas’s
Zacharias’s
St. Thomas’s
Thoms’s
In longer names, not accented on the penult, ’s is also preferable, though ’ is here admissible; e.g. Theophilus’s.
In ancient classical names, use ’s with every monosyllable, e.g. Mars’s, Zeus’s. Also with disyllables not in -es; as—
Judas’s Marcus’s Venus’s