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English as she is spelt.

posted 10 years ago by jellyree
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i thought it was correctly, "Bridget Jones' Diary".

[–] SataiDelen 10 years ago

Actually, it can be either one. They're both correct. At least, they were both correct when I was growing up. If something has changed, I'm unaware of it, but that doesn't mean it hasn't changed.

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[–] liscarkat (19418) 3 years ago

Jones's is correct. Jones' is incorrect, albeit the more popular way to write it for some semi-literate reason. Most writing guides indicate a preference for Jones's. The only time the "s" is left off after the apostrophe is when writing Jesus' or Moses'. If you don't believe me, look it up.