Quick writerly question...

[cheerful_deviant]

Which do you prefer for Mistress posessive:

Mistresses or Mistress'

As in: "Molly removed her Mistresses dress." or "Molly removed her Mistress' dress."

 

[shannon_est]

Which do you prefer for Mistress posessive:

Mistresses or Mistress'

As in: "Molly removed her Mistresses dress." or "Molly removed her Mistress' dress."

I think Mistress' is the correct way to do it. Wouldn't Mistresses be plural? You could reword it too... Molly removed the dress her Mistress wore." I dunno....

 

[Virtual_Burlesque]

On the other, other hand, the Free Online Dicionary offers this example:

a cat sitting in its mistress's lap.

 

[cheerful_deviant]

On the other, other hand, the Free Online Dicionary offers this example:

a cat sitting in its mistress's lap.

The 3 'S' es together just seems odd to me.

 

[Guest]

The 3 'S' es together just seems odd to me.

I like 3 'S' es together.

 

[shannon_est]

The 3 'S' es together just seems odd to me.

This may help with that....
The following is from http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/possessives.htm
Showing possession in English is a relatively easy matter (believe it or not). By adding an apostrophe and an s we can manage to transform most singular nouns into their possessive form:

the car's front seat
Charles's car
Bartkowski's book
a hard day's work
Some writers will say that the -s after Charles' is not necessary and that adding only the apostrophe (Charles' car) will suffice to show possession. Consistency is the key here: if you choose not to add the -s after a noun that already ends in s, do so consistently throughout your text. William Strunk's Elements of Style recommends adding the 's. (In fact, oddly enough, it's Rule Number One in Strunk's "Elementary Rules of Usage.") You will find that some nouns, especially proper nouns, especially when there are other -s and -z sounds involved, turn into clumsy beasts when you add another s: "That's old Mrs. Chambers's estate." In that case, you're better off with "Mrs. Chambers' estate."

I think as long as you're consistant, either Mistress' or Mistress's would work, but I agree with the 3 S's being a bit awkward.

 

[cheerful_deviant]

This may help with that....
The following is from http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/possessives.htm
Showing possession in English is a relatively easy matter (believe it or not). By adding an apostrophe and an s we can manage to transform most singular nouns into their possessive form:

the car's front seat
Charles's car
Bartkowski's book
a hard day's work
Some writers will say that the -s after Charles' is not necessary and that adding only the apostrophe (Charles' car) will suffice to show possession. Consistency is the key here: if you choose not to add the -s after a noun that already ends in s, do so consistently throughout your text. William Strunk's Elements of Style recommends adding the 's. (In fact, oddly enough, it's Rule Number One in Strunk's "Elementary Rules of Usage.") You will find that some nouns, especially proper nouns, especially when there are other -s and -z sounds involved, turn into clumsy beasts when you add another s: "That's old Mrs. Chambers's estate." In that case, you're better off with "Mrs. Chambers' estate."

I think as long as you're consistant, either Mistress' or Mistress's would work, but I agree with the 3 S's being a bit awkward.

Aahhh... very good. Thanks.

 

[minsue]

Not mistresses. Either of the others would work.

 

[cheerful_deviant]

I like 3 'S' es together.

I wouldn't mind a little S3 actually.

 

[Penelope Street]

I believe you can go with either Mistress' or Mistress's. I tend to lean toward the latter even though some think it looks goofy.

 

[Guest]

I wouldn't mind a little S3 actually.