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Compile ICU messages into code. Supports TypeScript and JSX. No runtime.
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Words ending in "s" in English #103

Closed samhh closed 1 year ago

samhh commented 2 years ago

And other patterns.

Don't know if there's anything in ICU for this. And would translators know about something off-spec if it'd help with other languages?

Example problem message in English: {os}'s thing. Good: "Linux's thing". Bad: "Windows's thing" (should be "Windows' thing").

OliverJAsh commented 2 years ago

FWIW I mentioned this limitation to Carmen and she said it's fine how it is.

Bad: "Windows's thing" (should be "Windows' thing").

By the sounds of it this is actually valid:

For names ending in s, form the possessive either by simply adding an apostrophe (James' books) or by adding an apostrophe as well as another s (Charles's phone).

https://editorsmanual.com/articles/possessives-of-names-ending-in-s/#:~:text=For%20names%20ending%20in%20s,the%20Harrises'%20family%20home).

It goes on to say:

The possessive of a plural name is always formed by adding an apostrophe after the final s (the Smiths' dog, the Harrises' family home).