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normalcy

I don't care either way since normality is fine, but normalcy is a word. look it up. - TheMightyQuill 14:33, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

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March 2012

Please join the discussion on the talk page of Victoria Coren instead of automatically reverting pages without giving a reason. Span (talk) 21:53, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

Evans's comments

Your recent edit at Jimmy Wales was accompanied by the edit summary "Changed every instance of the (incorrect) possessive Wales' to the correct possessive Wales's. Wales is a singular. Do not revert until you have researched correct apostrophe use". I agree Wales is a singular, as is Evans, etc etc. But did you actually bother to read Apostrophe? It says this (emphasis added):

"If a singular noun ends with an s-sound (spelled with -s, -se, for example), practice varies as to whether to add  '​‍s or the apostrophe alone. A widely accepted practice is to follow whichever spoken form is judged better: the boss’s shoes, Mrs Jones’ hat (or Mrs Jones’s hat, if that spoken form is preferred). In many cases, both spoken and written forms differ between writers. (See details below.)"

OK? You got that? Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 13:29, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

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