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Nyet2/04/2015 6:50:01 pm PST

Chicago Manual of Style:

Q. When indicating possession of a word that ends in s, is it correct to repeat the s after using an apostrophe? For example, which is correct: “Dickens’ novel” or “Dickens’s novel”?

A. Either is correct, though we prefer the latter.

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Sorry, but there is simply no debate. Not only both versions are correct, the one with extra s is the preferred one.