Talk:Eduard Sievers

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His name is Eduard Sievers (ending in -s), the genitive of his name should either be Sievers's or Sievers' , actually I don't know which. I would opt for Sievers's, however my sources are contradictory. Not Siever's, which is definitely wrong. Anyway usage ought to be consistent. Symkyn (talk) 07:08, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Weiner et al. (1994) say: "Nouns ending in s add 's for the singular possessive, e.g. [...] Burns's". So I guess from this point of view (is it the British English point of view?) it would have to be Sievers's Law, I guess. But, consistency is the key word here, that's for sure.

Is there any guideline in the Wikipedia style sheets about this?

Weiner, E.S.C. and Andrew Delahunty. 1994. The Oxford Guide to English Usage. 2nd ed. London: BCA.

Symkyn (talk) 08:06, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]