Assume someone's name ends with x. If we want to refer to one of his belongings, should we say ---x's or ---x'es?
The problem here is that if the pronunciation follows spelling.
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A duplicate of the question Peter referred to.– AbbasiCommented Jan 5, 2017 at 8:56
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Not really. they are not the same.– lonesomeCommented Jan 5, 2017 at 9:11
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Is your question about how to pronounce _____x's? And is that the only question?– Jim ReynoldsCommented Jan 5, 2017 at 9:39
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When making a word ending with x plural, -es is added to the end. For example:
box → boxes
wax → waxes
However, when showing possession, which is what you are trying to do here, the regular -'s is used:
The house belonging to Alex → Alex's house.
The shirt belonging to Rex → Rex's shirt.
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but how about when we pronounce it? doesn't it sound like
x'es?– lonesomeCommented Jan 5, 2017 at 8:34 -