Tardis talk:Apostrophe

Showing ownership with words ending in Z

I'd like to propose changing the current policy, of which I've just become aware, of using only an apostrophe after the letter Z to show ownership to instead using an apostrophe followed by S. That is, Yaz's rather than Yaz'. Whilst both forms are acceptable, Merriam-Webster recommends z's and, indeed, if you search the wiki you'll find that the usage of "Yaz's" is already widespread. Additionally, the alternative name for Case File is Yaz's Case File, "Lopez's" is used in Lucifer Rising and "Fitz's" is used prolifically in the books, namely The Taint, Demontage and Unnatural History (which are the ones I have just checked). -- Saxon (✉️) 00:46, June 22, 2020 (UTC)

If I'm not mistaken, the correct place for changing policy of this nature is Board:The Panopticon, although I will note my agreement to your point here. --Borisashton ☎ 00:50, June 22, 2020 (UTC)

What is the British method? Shambala108 ☎ 00:51, June 22, 2020 (UTC)

As far as I'm aware, there's no real consensus in British or American English, although from experience I'd say that Z's is more common here. -- Saxon (✉️) 00:54, June 22, 2020 (UTC)