Q. Is there an acceptable way to form the possessive of words such as Macy’s and Sotheby’s? Sometimes rewording to avoid the possessive results in less felicitous writing.
A. Less felicitous than “Sotheby’s’s”? I don’t think so.
Q. Is there an acceptable way to form the possessive of words such as Macy’s and Sotheby’s? Sometimes rewording to avoid the possessive results in less felicitous writing.
A. Less felicitous than “Sotheby’s’s”? I don’t think so.