REMARKS.
1. The apostrophe and s should be used with nouns in the singular, even when the word ends in s or x; as,—
- “Dickens’s Works.”—Appleton’s Journal.
- “Cox’s General History of Greece.”—Harper’s Magazine.
- “Evans’s observations.”—Edinburgh Review.
- “Mr. Hayes’s responsibility.”—N. Y. Nation.
In addition to the periodicals given above, The Atlantic, Scribner’s Monthly, Lippincott’s Magazine, Popular Science Monthly, Galaxy, N. A. Review, London Quarterly, British Quarterly, Fortnightly Review, use the additional s. The Westminster omits the additional s. In the Contemporary and Edinburgh Review, the s is used by some writers and omitted by others.
2. In the plural of nouns, the apostrophe and s are used to denote possession, when the word does not end in s; as, men’s deeds. If the word ends in s, the apostrophe only is used; as, my neighbors’ house.
3. The apostrophe should not be used before s in ours, yours, hers, theirs, its.
THE HYPHEN.
Rule I. Compound Words.—The hyphen is used to connect the parts of a compound word.