Talk:Sykes's lark

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Sykes's or Sykes'? edit

Latest comment: 16 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Shouldn't this article be titled Sykes' Lark without the superfluous S, as per Sykes' Monkey? Jack (talk) 15:49, 19 April 2008 (UTC)Reply

This is the name used in most of the major standard bird references including the most recent International Ornithological Congress names list. Both forms exist. (See http://spears.okstate.edu/~zquible/hyphenapostrophe.doc http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-possessive-apostrophe/ http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/possessives.htm) Shyamal (talk) 16:21, 19 April 2008 (UTC)Reply

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